OCTOBER 1995
PCA45A
PCA45AE
PCA46A
PCA46AE
PQ-8P
PQ-8S
PQ-8P
On
Data
Data
From
Host
Power
From
Printer
On
Line
Parallel
Off
Host
Line
Sync
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PQ-8S
On
Serial
Data
Out
Data
From
Host
Power
Printer
On
Line
Off
Host
Line
Sync
I
SW2
SW1
O
I
1
2
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CUSTOMER
SUPPORT
INFORMATION
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INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD
NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)
ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT
INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD
1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes
de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.
2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para
referencia futura.
3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de
operación deben ser respetadas.
4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.
5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo,
cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca,
etc..
6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales
que sean recomendados por el fabricante.
7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como
sea recomendado por el fabricante.
8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más
allá a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio
deberá ser referido a personal de servicio calificado.
9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no
interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama,
sofá, alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se
debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por
los orificios de ventilación.
10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de
calor como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos
(incluyendo amplificadores) que producen calor.
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11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo
del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en
el aparato.
12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la
polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.
13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no
sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos,
poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen
del aparato.
14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo
a las recomendaciones del fabricante.
15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos
de las lineas de energia.
16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo
no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.
17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean
derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.
18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:
A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u
B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del
aparato; o
C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o
D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio
en su desempeño; o
E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.
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TRADEMARKS
®
Centronics is a a registered trademark of Centronics Corporation.
®
Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
®
®
HP and PCL are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard.
®
®
®
IBM , AS/400 , and Proprinter are registered trademarks
of IBM Corporation.
™
Lexmark is a trademark of Lexmark International.
All applied-for and registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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Contents
Chapter
Page
1. Specifications.......................................................................................10
2. Introduction ........................................................................................11
2.1 Description of Front Panels .........................................................12
2.2 About This User’s Guide..............................................................12
2.3 Unpacking.....................................................................................13
3. Installation...........................................................................................14
Printer On/Off Sequence..................................................................16
4. Configuration ......................................................................................20
4.1 Host Configuration.......................................................................20
4.2 PQ-8 Configuration ......................................................................21
4.2.1 Switch Settings ...................................................................21
4.2.2 Setup Software ...................................................................27
4.3 Host/PC Download Commands..................................................27
4.4 Configuration Options.................................................................32
4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults...........................................................47
5. Operation.............................................................................................48
5.1 Serial Printing...............................................................................48
5.2 Printer Sharing .............................................................................48
5.3 Parallel/Serial-Port Initialization ................................................49
5.4 Host Printing.................................................................................49
5.5 Host-Port Initialization.................................................................49
5.6 Star Panel Overdrive.....................................................................49
5.7 Laser Printer Operation...............................................................50
5.7.1 Changing Typestyles ..........................................................52
5.7.2 Font-Change Commands...................................................52
5.7.3 Page Length .......................................................................53
5.7.4 Paper Size ...........................................................................54
5.7.5 Printing on 11" x 17" or A3 Size Paper.............................55
5.7.6 Paper-Drawer Selection .....................................................55
5.8 Print Orientation..........................................................................57
5.8.1 Page Rotation.....................................................................57
5.8.2 Automatic Print Orientation.............................................58
5.8.3 Print-Orientation Settings .................................................58
5.8.4 Changing Page-Rotation Settings .....................................64
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5.9 Envelope Printing.........................................................................65
5.10 Document/Envelope Printing...................................................66
5.11 Duplex Printing ..........................................................................67
5.12 Other Printer Commands..........................................................68
5.13 HP Line Printer ..........................................................................70
5.14 Matrix/Specialty Printer Operation..........................................70
5.14.1 IBM Matrix Printer Emulations ......................................70
5.14.2 Character Set....................................................................71
5.14.3 Print Quality.....................................................................71
5.14.4 Pitch Control....................................................................71
5.14.5 Graphics Printing.............................................................71
5.14.6 Truncate/Wrap................................................................72
5.14.7 True 15 CPI......................................................................72
5.14.8 Generic Mode ..................................................................73
6. Advanced Features ..............................................................................74
6.1 Command Pass-Thru....................................................................74
6.2 User-Defined Strings ....................................................................75
6.3 User-Defined Fonts (HP PCL only).............................................76
6.4 Color Printing...............................................................................76
6.5 Printing Bar Codes .......................................................................78
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6.6 I-O Graphics Language ..............................................................94
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6.6.1 I-O Graphics Language Overview ...................................94
6.6.2 Helpful Hints .....................................................................99
6.6.3 Basic Description ...............................................................100
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6.7 I-O Graphics Language (IOGL) In Action ...............................112
6.7.1 General Steps .....................................................................112
6.7.2 Tutorial...............................................................................112
6.7.3 X and Y-Axes ......................................................................116
6.7.4 Labels/Title/Subtitle/Legend .........................................117
6.8 Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application ......................117
6.9 Printing Images From the Host ...................................................118
7. Troubleshooting..................................................................................119
7.1 Interface Self-Test.........................................................................119
7.2 EBCDIC Hex Dump .....................................................................120
7.3 ASCII Hex Dump..........................................................................121
7.4 Self-Diagnostics.............................................................................122
7.5 Problem Resolution Guide ..........................................................127
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Page
Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for PCL Compatible
Printers................................................................................................133
Appendix B: Resident Scalable Font Numbers .....................................157
Appendix C: Character Sets....................................................................161
Appendix D: Serial-Port Specifications..................................................164
Appendix E: Parallel-Port Specifications ...............................................166
Appendix F: Transferring Power to Pin 18............................................168
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1. Specifications
Hardware Requirements—ASCII
®
printer, AS/400 or System/3X
host
®
Emulation—IBM 3812, 4214,
5224, 5225, and 5256 printers
Systems Supported—AS/400 or
System/3X
Indicators—(5) LEDs: Power,
Host Line Sync, Printer Online,
Data from Host, Data Out
Connectors—PCA45A, PCA45AE:
(1) DB9, (1) 36-pin Centronics,
(1) DB25 female;
PCA46A, PCA46AE: (1) DB9,
(1) DB25 male, (1) DB25 female
Power—9 VAC wallmount
transformer
Size—6.5"H x 2.1"W x 5.5"D
(16.5 x 5.3 x 14 cm)
Weight—3 lb. (1.4 kg)
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2. Introduction
The PQ-8P and PQ-8S are powerful,
Print Orientation (APO). In
yet easy-to-operate external printer
interfaces. The PQ-8 can easily be set
up through on-board DIP switches,
Host/PC download commands, or
the setup software.
addition, paper can be pulled from
several sources, jobs can be printed
on both sides of the paper, and a
multitude of fonts (printer-resident
or from optional cartridges) are
supported.
The PQ-8P and PQ-8S attach
virtually any ASCII printer to an
AS/400 or System/3X host. They
offer reliable emulations of IBM
3812, 4214, 5224, 5225, and 5256
printers. When connected to a laser
The PQ-8P comes with a standard
parallel sharing port that allows
automatic sharing of the attached
printer between the host and a PC
or LAN. The PQ-8S comes with a
standard serial sharing port.
®
printer operating in PCL mode, the
PQ-8 allows Computer Output
Reduction (COR) and Automatic
PQ-8P
Printer Data
On From
Line Host
Host
Data
From
Parallel
SW1
ON
Line
I
I
Sync
Power
O
O
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
OFF
PQ-8S
Printer Data
On From
Line Host
Host
Serial
Data
Out
SW1
SW2
ON
Line
I
I
Sync
Power
O
O
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
OFF
Figure 2-1. Front Panels of the PQ-8P and PQ-8S.
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• Printer Online—The printer is
2.1 Description of Front Panels
CONFIGURATION SWITCHES
ready to receive data.
• Data Out—The PQ-8 is currently
sending data to the printer.
The configuration switches are used
to set the twinax address, output
protocol, and to perform the
• Data From Host—The PQ-8 is
currently processing data
received from the twinax host.
available test and diagnostic
functions. While the PQ-8P comes
with only one bank of switches, the
PQ-8S comes with two banks of eight
switches. The left bank is labeled
SW1; the right bank is labeled SW2.
• Power—The PQ-8 is powered on.
• On/Off Switch—The On/Off
switch is used to power on or
power off the PQ-8. Use this
switch when asked to cycle
power.
LEDS
The green LED lights indicate the
following:
2.2 About This User’s Guide
This user’s guide covers both the
PQ-8P and the PQ-8S.
• Host Line Sync —Communication
lines between the host and the
PQ-8 are established.
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2.3 Unpacking
Check the packaging for water or
physical damage, and notify the
carrier immediately if there is any
damage.
Keep the original packaging in
case you need to move or ship the
PQ-8.
The package should include the
following:
• PQ-8P or PQ-8S
• Auto-terminating twinax V-cable
• Wallmount transformer (9V AC
output)
• Standard parallel cable (PQ-8P
only)
• Standard serial cable (PQ-8S
only)
• This User’s Manual
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3. Installation
3. Connect the parallel cable from
the PQ-8P’s “Parallel Out”
connector to the printer’s
parallel port.
Before connecting the PQ-8 to the
printer, verify that the printer func-
tions properly by performing a
printer self-test. Consult the printer’s
user’s guide for instructions on how
to start and evaluate the self-test.
If the printer functions properly,
proceed with the installation of
the PQ-8.
4. If the sharing port of the PQ-8P
is used, attach the parallel cable
now. Note that a PC or LAN
connected to the PQ-8P’s
sharing port should always be
powered on when the interface
is operating.
WARNING
Electrical current from power
lines and cables connecting
the interface, the printer, and
the PC can be hazardous. To
minimize the danger, follow
the instructions below.
5. Connect the wall mount
transformer from the outlet to
the interface’s “9V” connector.
Connect the power cord(s) to
the printer and PC (if used).
To install the PQ-8P:
6. Power on the PQ-8P, then the
printer. The PQ-8P’s green LED
lights labeled “Power” and
1. Power off the printer and PC (if
used) and disconnect the power
cord(s).
“Printer On Line” should be on.
7. Print a PQ-8P self-test. First,
power off the PQ-8P. Then, set
configuration switch SW1:8 (far
right) to the “|” position. Power
on the PQ-8P. After the two-page
self-test prints, set switch SW1:8
back to the “o” position, then
cycle the power one more time.
2. Use the configuration switches
located on the PQ-8P’s front
panel to select the desired
output protocol and the device
address for the PQ-8P. Refer to
Table 4-3 for switch settings.
Make sure the host has been
configured for the same device
ID and cable address (see
Section 4.1, Host
8. Refer to the self-test printout to
determine which configuration
parameters need to be altered.
Change these parameters by
using the setup software or
Configuration).
Host/PC download commands.
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9. With the PQ-8P powered off,
attach the auto-terminating
twinax V-cable to the PQ-8P.
4. If the sharing port is used, attach
a second serial cable to the PQ-
8S’s “Serial In” port. Note that a
PC or LAN connected to the PQ-
8S’s sharing port should always
be powered up when the PQ-8S
is operating. In addition, the
PC/LAN and the PQ-8S must
be using the same serial
10. Connect the twinax host cables
to the V-connector. The twinax
V-connector is automatically
terminated when one cable is
attached and automatically
cables through when two cables
are attached.
parameters. Refer to Section 5.2,
Printer Sharing, for more
information.
To install the PQ-8S:
5. Connect the wall mount
transformer from the outlet to
the interface’s “9V” connector.
Connect the power cord(s) to
the printer and PC (if used).
1. Power off the printer and the
PC (if used), and disconnect the
power cable(s).
2. Use the configuration switches
on the PQ-8S’s front panel to
select the desired output
6. Power on the PQ-8S, then the
printer. The PQ-8’s green LED
lights labeled “Power” and
protocol, the device address, and
the serial output parameters for
the interface. Refer to Table 4-3
for switch settings. Make sure the
host has been configured for the
same device ID and cable
“Printer On Line” should be lit.
If the sharing port is used and
handshaking requirements are
met, the LED labeled “PC/LAN
Ready” should also be on.
address (see Section 4.1, Host
Configuration).
3. Connect the serial cable from
the PQ-8S’s “Serial Out”
connector to the printer’s serial
port.
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7. Print a PQ-8S self-test. First,
power off the PQ-8S. Then, set
configuration switch SW1:8 (far
right of the first switch bank) to
the “|” position. (If you are
operating a label printer, put
the printer in ASCII hex dump
mode. Then power on the PQ-
8S. If the label printer starts
printing, the PQ-8S has passed
the self-test. To obtain a print
out of the current settings,
connect the PQ-8S to a laser or
dot-matrix printer.) Power on
the PQ-8S. After the two-page
self-test prints, set switch SW1:8
back to the “o” position, then
cycle the power one more time.
Sample self-test printouts for the
PQ-8S and the PQ-8P are shown on
the following pages. The printout
you obtain may differ from the
displayed samples, since only the
configuration parameters associated
with the active output protocol (e.g.
HP PCL, IBM PPDS, etc.) and the
IBM printer emulation (e.g. IBM
3812-1, 4214, etc.) are printed. The
second page of the self-test printout
is the same for both the PQ-8S and
the PQ-8P.
Power-On/Off Sequence
Follow the power-on and -off
sequences exactly, or the print
output may be garbled.
8. Refer to the self-test printout to
determine which configuration
parameters need to be altered.
Change these parameters by
using the Setup Software or
Host/PC download commands.
Refer to Chapter 4 for further
information.
To power on:
1. Turn on the PQ-8.
2. Turn on the printer.
To power off:
9. With the PQ-8S powered off,
attach the auto-terminating
twinax V-cable to the PQ-8S’s
“Twinax In” port.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Turn off the PQ-8.
10. Connect the twinax host
cable(s) to the V-connector. The
twinax V-connector is
automatically terminated when
one cable is attached and
automatically cables through
when two cables are attached.
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Self-Test Printout - PQ-8P
PARALLEL TWINAX INTERFACE
COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 SDE CORP.
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.00
RAM OK
ROM OK
Address
: 0
Output Printer Protocol
: HP-PCL 3812
#01 -
#02 -
#03 -
#05 -
Alt. CPT Start Delimiters: - 50 6C
Alt. CPT End Delimiters : - 50 6C
Host Port Timeout
: 08 - seconds
Host Language
: 01 - U.S./Canada
#07 - Print Orientation
#08 - Auto Print Orientation
#09 - Paper Size
: 0 - COR/Host override allowed
: 1 - On
: 0 - Host Selected
#10 - True LPI
: 0 - Compress LPI
: 1 - Tray 1
: 4 - Tray 4
: 5 - Tray 5
: 0 - No Overrides
: 1 - Code Page 850
: 00
#13 - Paper Drawer 1
#14 - Paper Drawer 2
#15 - Paper Drawer 3
#16 -
#17 -
Override Format Commands:
Character Set
#18 - Starting Vertical Position
#19 - Starting Horizontal Position
: 00
#20 -
Star Panel Overdrive
: 0 - Inactive
: 0 - Off
#32 - 11 X 17 (A3)
#33 -
#50 -
Duplexing
Sharing Port Timeout
: 0 - Off
: 08 - seconds
#11 -
#56 -
Host Port Initialization:
Parallel Port Initialization:
#04 - User Defined Strings:
U0:
U1:
U2:
U3:
U4:
U5:
U6:
U7:
U8:
U9:
Figure 3-1. Self-Test Printout—PQ-8P.
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Self-Test Printout - PQ-8S
SERIAL TWINAX INTERFACE
COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 SDE CORP.
SOFTWARE VERSION 1.00
RAM OK
ROM OK
Address
: 0
Output Printer Protocol
Serial Out Baud Rate
Serial Out Word Length : 8 Bits
Serial Out Stop Bits
Serial Out Parity:
: I-O 8215 Emulation
: 9600 Baud
: 1 Bit
: None
#03 -
#20 -
#24 -
#25 -
#44 -
#50 -
#76 -
#77 -
#78 -
#79 -
Twinax Port Timeout : 08 - seconds
Star Panel Overdrive
: 0 - Inactive
IBM Printer Emulated : 0 - 5224
IBM Motion Commands: 0 - FF (when possible)
Command Pass-Thru
: 0 - Enabled
Sharing Port Timeout : 08 - seconds
Serial In Baud Rate : 2 - 9600 Baud
Serial In Word Length : 8 - 8 Bits
Serial In Stop Bits
Serial In Parity
: 1 - 1 Bit
: None
#11 -
#58 -
#84 -
#85 -
#86 -
#87 -
Host Port Initialization:
Serial Port Initialization:
6 LPI String:
8 LPI String:
10 CPI String:
15 CPI String:
#04 - User Defined Strings:
U0:
U1:
U2:
U3:
U4:
U5:
U6:
U7:
U8:
U9:
Figure 3-2. Self-Test Printout—PQ-8S.
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EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table
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8: 87 8D 80 DE 68 71 79 AB 48 51 59 38
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4. Configuration
2. Make sure the PQ-8 is properly
connected to the twinax host
and the correct device address
is set.
4.1 Host Configuration
Before operating the PQ-8 in twinax
mode, the IBM host must be
configured with a device address and
device ID for the printer. See your
system operator or system manual
for details. With the correct address
selected, an AS/400 will
automatically configure itself
according to the active IBM printer
emulation on the PQ-8.
3. Power on the PQ-8. The AS/400
will auto-configure the printer
address according to the PQ-8
settings.
If you are using an S/3X host, you
must configure the host manually.
Table 4-1 shows the recommended
emulation and device ID for the
different host systems.
1. Make sure you have selected and
permanently stored the desired
IBM emulation on the PQ-8.
This can be done through the
setup software or Host/PC
download command Z24 (to
select emulation) followed by
command Z99,0 (to save).
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Table 4-1. Recommended Emulation and Device ID for the Host
Systems.
Host System
Printer Used
Emulation
Device ID
S/38, S/36
Laser printer (using
HP PCL commands)
3812
5219
S/38, S/36
Matrix printer
(printing NLQ)
4214
5224
5256
4214-2
5224 (2P)
5256
S/38, S/36,
(S/34)
Matrix printer
S/38, S/36,
S/34
Specialty printer (e.g.
label printer)
4.2.1 SWITCH SETTINGS
NOTE
Use the PQ-8’s configuration
switches to select the twinax address,
the output protocol, and to perform
the available test and diagnostic
functions. The PQ-8S has a second
bank of eight switches (referred to
as SW2) to change the serial
parameters. Use a pointed object,
such as a ball-point pen, to change
the switch settings.
Check the device description.
Host Print Transform must be
turned “Off” in OS/400 V2R3
and later.
4.2 PQ-8 Configuration
The PQ-8 can be configured
through its on-board configuration
switches, user-friendly PC setup
software, or by sending download
commands from the host or from a
PC/LAN. To ensure proper
functioning of the PQ-8, you should
review all available setup parameters.
When operating, the PQ-8 will
only recognize EBCDIC Hex Dump
and ASCII Hex Dump settings. All
other settings are only read at power-
up. Whenever one of these settings is
changed, remember to cycle power
to activate them.
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If an invalid switch setting is
encountered at power-up, all LED
lights will blink and the PQ-8 cannot
operate.
Table 4-2. Twinax Address Switch Settings.
Twinax Address
SW1:1
SW1:2
SW1:3
0
o
o
o
1
2
3
4
5
6
o
o
o
|
o
|
|
o
|
|
o
o
|
o
|
|
|
o
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Table 4-3. Output Protocol Switch Settings.
Output Protocol
SW1:4
SW1:5
SW1:6
SW1:7
Hewlett-Packard PCL
(PJL on)
o
o
|
o
Hewlett-Packard PCL
(PJL off)
o
|
o
o
IBM Proprinter
o
o
|
o
o
|
IBM PPDS
(dot matrix)
o
o
Epson ESC/P2
Epson DFX+
o
o
o
|
o
|
o
|
|
|
Epson LQ (24-pin)
Epson 9-pin (DFX)
Generic
|
|
o
o
|
o
o
o
o
o
|
|
Hewlett-Packard
LinePrinter
|
o
To obtain the default IBM printer
emulation associated with the
selected output protocol, you
should restore factory defaults.
Then proceed with the configu-
ration of the PQ-8. Refer to page 38
(Host Download Command 24) for
more information on IBM printer
emulations.
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Table 4-4. Tests/Diagnostic Switch Settings.
Tests/Diagnostic
SW1:1
SW1:2
SW1:3
SW1:8
Twinax Diagnostic
|
|
|
|
Restore Factory
Defaults
|
|
|
o
|
Self-Test
Any setting corresponding to
a twinax address 0-6
EBCDIC Hex Dump
Operating Mode
Tests/Diagnostic
ASCII Hex Dump
|
o
SW1:4
SW1:5
SW1:6
SW1:7
|
|
|
|
The first three functions (Twinax
Diagnostics, Restore Factory
Defaults, Self-Test) are only
performed if the configuration
switches are set as indicated when
the PQ-8 is powered up. In the case
of the self-test, the PQ-8 prints a self-
test at power-up and then should be
powered off. Refer to Chapter 7 for
more information.
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The second (right) bank of
switches is used to set up the PQ-8S
for communication with the printer.
Table 4-5. Serial Out Baud-Rate
Switch Settings.
Serial Out Baud Rate
SW2:1
SW2:2
SW2:3
38,400
o
o
o
|
19,200
9,600
4,800
2,400
1,200
600
o
o
o
|
o
|
o
|
|
o
o
|
o
|
|
|
o
|
300
|
|
Table 4-6. Serial Out Word-Length Switch Settings.
Serial Out Word Length
SW2:4
7 bits
8 bits
o
|
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Table 4-7. Serial Out Stop Bits Switch Settings.
Serial Out Stop Bits
SW2:5
1 bit
o
2 bits
|
Table 4-8. Serial Out Parity Switch Settings.
Serial Out Parity
SW2:6
SW2:7
None
o
o
Odd
o
|
|
Even
o
Table 4-9. Serial Out X-On/X-Off Switch Settings.
Serial Out X-On/X-Off
SW2:8
Send
|
Don’t send
o
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4.2.2 SETUP SOFTWARE
4.3 Host/PC Download Commands
All configuration parameters not
already covered through configu-
ration switches can be changed
through the setup software. Before
configuring the PQ-8, you should
print a self-test. A self-test printout
shows all active configuration
settings. Refer to this printout to
determine which parameters may
need to be changed through the
setup software. To run this software,
attach a PC or LAN printer server to
the parallel sharing (PQ-8P) or to
the serial sharing port (PQ-8S).
By sending download commands
from the Host/PC to the PQ-8, you
can change all configuration
parameters not already covered
through the configuration switches.
Most Host/PC download
commands are placed in a Host
/PC document or on the screen.
Regardless of whether the incoming
print job is a screen print, a
spreadsheet, or a word-processing
document created on either the host
or PC, the PQ-8 will recognize the
Host/PC download command.
NOTE
The command itself will not be
printed if it was entered correctly. If
any part of the command is printed,
the PQ-8 did not recognize the
command because of a problem in
the format. Check the syntax of the
command and send the command
again.
A printer must be connected
to the PQ-8 and in “Ready”
mode in order for the PQ-8 to
receive data from any of the
ports.
Start your PC and go to the DOS
prompt. Insert the setup software
into the PC. At the DOS prompt,
type A:SETUP and press Enter. The
setup program will appear on the
screen. Follow the instructions
shown on the screen.
Most Host/PC download
commands sent to the PQ-8 take
effect immediately and stay only in
the PQ-8’s active memory. To save
the changed configuration beyond
a power off, Host/PC download
command Z99,0 must be sent.
Tip: Save the Host/PC download
commands in a separate file. If you
need to re-configure the PQ-8 at
a later time, or if you need to
configure more than one PQ-8, just
“print” the file containing the
Host/PC download commands.
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Take the following steps to enter
a host download command.
6. A space or control character
(NL, FF, CR, or LF) signals the
end of the download command.
1. Type the Command Pass-Thru
delimiter &% (or alternate CPT
start delimiter) in the document
at the point where the command
is to take effect.
7. Multiple commands can be
chained together by using a slash
(/) or backslash (\) to separate
the commands (no spaces
allowed). For example, to set
the Default Print Quality
2. Type an upper-case “Z”.
(Command 22) to NLQ (Value
1), Draft Printing (Command
23) to Fast Draft (Option 1),
and the Wrap/Truncate Text
selection (Command 26) to
Truncate (Option 1), type:
3. Type the command number for
the command to be used, as
shown in the table. Always use
two digits for the command
number (for example, &%Z05).
4. Type a comma.
&%Z22,1/Z23,1/Z26,1
5. Type the value representing the
desired selection. No spaces are
allowed. A space or invalid
character in a command causes
the PQ-8 to ignore the command
and resume printing from the
point the error occurred.
HOST/PC DOWNLOAD COMMAND
OVERVIEW
Table 4-10 shows the Host/PC
Download commands for the PQ-8
and corresponding command
numbers in alphabetical order.
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Table 4-10. Host/PC Download Commands.
Host/PC Download Command
Command Number
10 CPI String
86
12 CPI String
88
28
87
89
84
85
32
01
02
08
17
44
22
23
15 CPI Printing (Proprinter Mode only)
15 CPI String
16.7 CPI String
6 LPI String
8 LPI String
11" x 17" (A3) Printing
Alternate CPT Start Delimiter
Alternate CPT End Delimiter
Automatic Print Orientation
Character Set
Command Pass-Thru
Default Print Quality
Draft Printing
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Table 4-10 (continued). Host/PC Download Commands.
Host/PC Download Command
Command Number
Duplex Printing
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Host Language
05
03
11
24
25
16
13
14
15
09
56
07
98
98
Host Port Timeout
Host Port Initialization
IBM Printer Emulated
IBM Motion Commands
Override Format Commands
Paper Drawer 1
Paper Drawer 2
Paper Drawer 3
Paper Size
Parallel Port Initialization String (PQ-8P only)
Print Orientation
Print Setup Parameters
Restore Factory Defaults
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Table 4-10 (continued). Host/PC Download Commands.
Host/PC Download Command
Command Number
Restore Previously Saving Configuration
98
Save All Current Settings
Serial In Baud Rate (PQ-8S only)
Serial In Word Length (PQ-8S only)
Serial In Stop Bits (PQ-8S only)
Serial In Parity (PQ-8S only)
Serial Port Initialization String (PQ-8S only)
Sharing Port Timeout
99
76
77
78
79
58
50
20
19
18
10
26
21
04
26
Star Panel Overdrive
Starting Horizontal Position
Starting Vertical Position
True LPI
Truncate/Wrap
User Defined Font Strings
User Defined Strings
Wrap/Truncate
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COMMAND 03: HOST PORT
TIMEOUT
4.4 Configuration Options
Asterisks (*) identify factory-default
settings. Invalid commands are
ignored. The last valid setting will
be unchanged.
Selects a new timeout value for the
interface to wait for data from the
host before allowing the printer to
honor PC print jobs. Each digit
equals one second.
COMMAND 01: ALTERNATE CPT
START DELIMITER
VALUE
04 to 60
DESCRIPTION
Sets new timeout
value
Creates an alternate Command Pass-
Thru (CPT) start delimiter. This
delimiter is also an alternate
Host/PC download delimiter. It may
be one or two characters long. The
first character may be any printable
character other than “&.” Only one
alternate CPT start delimiter is
allowed. The default “&%” will
always be recognized as CPT
delimiter.
*8
Example: &%Z03,05 selects 5
seconds.
COMMAND 04: USER-DEFINED
STRINGS
Creates up to ten user-defined
strings to send to the printer later.
Place the hex codes representing the
desired printer command inside the
parentheses (up to 25 hex pairs).
Spaces between hex pairs are
allowed to aid in readability. Consult
the printer’s user’s guide for proper
hex codes. The user-defined string is
stored in the interface’s memory
under the selected value number
(0 to 9). To activate the command,
place a &%UX (where X is the value
number) in the document.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
New characters Alternate CPT start
delimiter
Two spaces
Deletes alternate
CPT start delimiter
Example: &%Z01,#* creates the
alternate CPT start delimiter #*.
COMMAND 02: ALTERNATE CPT
END DELIMITER
Creates an alternate CPT end
delimiter as above. This delimiter
cannot be used as an alternate
Host/PC download delimiter.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
Assigns the hex
command to a one
digit delimiter (0-9)
Deletes the
0 to 9 (hex
codes)
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
0 to 9()
New characters Alternate CPT end
delimiter
specified user-
defined string from
memory.
Two spaces
Deletes the
alternate delimiter
*Factory-default setting
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Example:
COMMAND 07: PRINT
&%Z04,3(1B26643044) creates a
user-defined string for a Lexmark™
4039 printer to start underlining as
command 3. The string is
represented by the value 3. To use
this function, place &%U3 in the
document.
ORIENTATION
®
HP PCL and HP LinePrinter only.
Determines the print orientation if it
is not already determined through
the host or the interface’s APO
feature (Command 08).
COMMAND 05: HOST
LANGUAGE
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
COR, but host
override through
Print Quality
setting allowed
Portrait
Selects the host language to be used
by the twinax host, when the
command “Use Default Language” is
received.
1
2
3
Landscape
COR
VALUE
00
DESCRIPTION
Multinational
USA/Canada
Austria/Germany
Belgium
Example: &%Z07,2 selects
landscape
*01
02
03
COMMAND 08: AUTOMATIC
PRINT ORIENTATION
04
Brazil
05
Canada/French
Denmark/Norway
Finland/Sweden
France
06
HP PCL only. Selects or deselects
Automatic Print Orientation (APO).
07
08
09
Italy
Japan
VALUE
0
*1
DESCRIPTION
APO Off
APO On
10
11
Japan (U.S.)
Portugal
12
13
Spain
Example: &%Z08,1 turns the
Automatic Print Orientation on.
14
Spanish speaking
United Kingdom
15
Example: &%Z05,00 selects the
multinational character set.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 09: PAPER SIZE
INITIALIZATION STRING
HP PCL only. Selects paper-size
setting.
Enters a twinax port initialization
string (in hex code, up to 25 pairs)
that is sent to the printer after the
interface has reconfigured the
printer for host printing. Consult
the printer’s user’s guide for the
available commands and proper
hex values.
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
Paper size specified
by host software
A4 size paper
Paper size selected
through printer’s
front panel
1
2
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
0 (hex codes) Stores the hex
Example: &%Z09,1 selects A4 size
paper.
command as a host
port initialization
string
COMMAND 10: TRUE LPI
Example:
&%Z11,0(1B266C3844) sets LPI to 8
LPI on a Lexmark 4039 laser printer.
HP PCL only. Selects compressed or
true LPI (lines per inch) printing.
VALUE
0
DESCRIPTION
No, compressed
LPI
COMMAND 13: PAPER DRAWER 1
COMMAND
1
2
Yes, true LPI
Xpoint Twinax
Controller
HP PCL only. Matches the host’s
Paper Drawer 1 command with a
physical paper source from the
printer. When the host sends a
command to the printer to feed
from paper drawer 1, the printer will
feed from the paper source assigned
to paper drawer 1. Consult the
printer’s user’s guide for the
available paper sources and
Compatibility
Example: &%Z10,1 selects true LPI.
NOTE
If you are using one of the
popular Electronic Forms
packages from companies
like XPoint, Eclipse, Formula
One, or others, use the true
LPI selection. Use the last
selection only if you want to
run the software setup for
respective numbers.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
1 to 6 Paper sources
available on the
printer
Default
the
Controller.
XPoint
Twinax
*1
Example: &%Z13,5 assigns the
optional 500-sheet cassette on an HP
LaserJet 4 Plus to the host’s paper
drawer 1 command.
COMMAND 11: HOST PORT
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 14: PAPER DRAWER 2
COMMAND
COMMAND 15: PAPER DRAWER 3
COMMAND
HP PCL only. Matches the host’s
Paper Drawer 2 command with a
physical paper source from the
printer. When the host sends a
command to the printer to feed
from paper drawer 2, the printer will
feed from the paper source assigned
to paper drawer 2. Consult the
printer’s user’s guide for the
available paper sources and
HP PCL only. Matches the host’s
Paper Drawer 3 command with a
physical paper source from the
printer. When the host sends a
command to the printer to feed
from paper drawer 3, the printer will
feed from the paper source assigned
to paper drawer 3. Consult the
printer’s user’s guide for the
available paper sources and
respective numbers.
respective numbers.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
VALUE
1 to 6
DESCRIPTION
Paper sources
available on the
printer
1 to 6 Paper sources
available on the
printer
Default
*4
*5
Default
Example: &%Z14,5 assigns the
optional 500-sheet cassette on an HP
LaserJet 4 Plus to the host’s paper
drawer 2 command.
Example: &%Z15,6 assigns the
optional 500-sheet cassette on an HP
LaserJet 4 Plus to the host’s paper
drawer 3 command.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 16: OVERRIDE
FORMAT COMMANDS
COMMAND 18: STARTING
VERTICAL POSITION
Allow operator settings on the
printer’s front panel to override
format commands coming from the
host.
HP PCL only. Adjusts the upper-left-
corner starting vertical position for
printing on the page in 1/60 of an
inch.
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
No, do not override
IBM format
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
Adjustment of
vertical position in
1/60 of an inch
Default
-127 to 127
commands
1
Yes, override all
IBM format
commands
Yes, override NLQ
commands
Yes, override CPI
commands
*0
Example: &%Z18,-20 moves
printing on the page up 1/3 inch or
2 lines at 6 LPI
2
3
COMMAND 19: STARTING
HORIZONTAL POSITION
Example: &%Z16,1 enables the
front panel to override all IBM
format commands.
HP PCL only. Adjusts the upper-left-
corner starting horizontal position
for printing on the page in 1/60 of
an inch.
COMMAND 17: CHARACTER SET
Selects which character set will be
used when both are available for the
desired font. The character set
selected is used as the underlying
ASCII table for EBCDIC to ASCII
translations. Consult the printer’s
user’s guide to verify that the
character set selected is also used by
the printer and the selected font is
supported.
VALUE
-127 to 127
*0
DESCRIPTION
Default
Example: &%Z19,12 moves printing
on the page 1/5 inch right or 2
characters at 10 CPI.
VALUE
0
DESCRIPTION
Roman 8 (HP PCL
only)
Code Page 850
Code Page 437 (not
valid for HP PCL)
*1
2
Example: &%Z17,0 selects the
Roman 8 character set.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 20: STAR PANEL
OVERDRIVE
VALUE
0-9,
DESCRIPTION
One of ten available
strings
Activates star-panel overdrive to add
to the signal strength when
problems occur with passive star
panels.
0-65535
(ASCII Char.) Up to 25 ASCII
characters
Host font number
representing the
desired font
VALUE
*0
1
DESCRIPTION
Overdrive inactive
Overdrive active
Example:
&%Z21,3,12345(<(12U<(s0p12h10v
1s3b6T)
Example: &%Z20,1 activates star-
panel overdrive.
This selects font #12345 as the
third font string and selects for a
Lexmark 4039 printer:
NOTE
Do not activate the star-
panel overdrive when using
twinax cabling.
12U =
0p =
code page 850
fixed spacing
12 pitch
12h =
10v =
1s =
10 point
COMMAND 21: USER FONT
STRINGS
italic
bold
3b =
6T =
letter gothic
HP PCL only. Assigns a font ID to a
font. The first number (0-9) is one
of 10 available strings, the second
number (0-65535) is the host font
number. The characters shown in
parentheses are sent to the printer
when the host font number is
received. Refer to the printer’s
user’s guide or the documentation
accompanying the font cartridge
for a list of available fonts and
their respective strings. Use the <
character to indicate the ESCape
character.
COMMAND 22: DEFAULT PRINT
QUALITY
Printers without HP PCL only.
Defines the print quality when the
host sends “default print quality”
commands.
VALUE
*0
1
DESCRIPTION
Draft
NLQ
Example: &%Z22,1 sets NLQ
printing as the default.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 23: DRAFT
PRINTING
Example: Your PQ-8 is set to the
Generic output protocol and IBM
5256 printer emulation. You now
switch to the I-O 8215 output
protocol. Since the currently active
IBM 5256 printer emulation is valid
(see table below), the interface will
honor this emulation and not
change.
Non-HP PCL only. Selects the Draft
Printing mode when a draft print
command comes from the host or
from the PQ-8.
VALUE
*0
1
DESCRIPTION
Normal draft
Fast draft
Had you selected the HP line
printer emulation, the IBM 5256
printer emulation would not be a
valid selection. The interface would
have switched to the default IBM
5224 printer emulation.
Example: &%Z23,1 sets the printer
to print fast draft.
COMMAND 24: IBM PRINTER
EMULATION
Selects the IBM printer emulation.
The IBM printer emulation is closely
related to the selected output
protocol (set by DIP switches; see
Section 4.2.1). Table 4-11
summarizes this relationship. When
changing the output protocol, the
PQ-8 only loads the default IBM
printer emulation if the active IBM
emulation is invalid. To obtain the
default IBM printer emulation, you
need to restore factory defaults.
*Factory-default setting
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Table 4-11. IBM Printer Emulation.
Output Protocol
Default IBM
Printer Emulation
Other Valid
Printer Emulations
Hewlett-Packard PCL*
IBM Proprinter
3812-1 (SCS)
4214
—
5224, 5225, 5256
5224, 5225, 5256
5224, 5225, 5256
5224, 5225, 5256
5224, 5225, 5256
5224, 5225
IBM PPDS (dot-matrix)
Epson ESC/P2
Epson DFX+
4214
4214
4214
Epson LQ (24 pin)
Generic
4214
5256
Hewlett-Packard Line
Printer*
5224
—
I-O 8215*
5224
5225, 5256
*Factory-default setting
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VALUE
DESCRIPTION
5256 Model 3
5224 Model 1
5225 Model 1
4214 Model 2
Example: &%Z25,1 sets the PQ-8 to
count the lines specified through
LPI settings and replace FF with
multiple LF.
0
1
2
*3
COMMAND 26:
WRAP/TRUNCATE TEXT
Example: &%Z24,2 sets the active
printer emulation to 5225 Model 1.
Printers without HP PCL only. Sets
the printer to wrap or truncate text
lines longer than 8 inches.
NOTE
An AS/400 will auto-
configure when the PQ-8 is
powered on. Therefore, you
should save the new IBM
emulation and then cycle the
power on the interface to
communicate the new
emulation to the AS/400.
VALUE
*0
1
DESCRIPTION
Wrap text
Truncate text at 8
inches
Example: &%Z26,1 Sets the printer
to truncate at 8 inches. Text beyond
8 inches will be lost.
COMMAND 25: IBM MOTION
COMMAND
COMMAND 28: 15 CPI PRINTING
Manipulates the IBM motion
command.
IBM Proprinter only: Determines
how host commands for 15-CPI
printing should be executed.
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
Use FF (when
possible)
Substitute multiple
LF for FF
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
No, prints 15 CPI
as 17.1 CPI
1
1
Yes, prints 15 CPI
as 15 CPI
2
3
Suppress FF
Suppress CR, LF
and FF
NOTE
The Generic output protocol
is strongly recommended
when using a selection other
than the default.
*Factory-default setting
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NOTE
IBM Proprinters cannot print
15 CPI. The PQ-8 has the
ability to “artificially” print
15 CPI by printing 17.1 CPI
and adjusting the spacing
through insertion of a space
in graphics mode. Although
this option allows users to
effectively print 15 CPI (e.g.
when using pre-printed
forms) it significantly slows
down the printer.
With the 11
x
17 (A3)
selection ON, the PQ-8’s
APO feature (if turned ON)
will automatically rotate all
documents/reports with
dimensions of 11 x 17 inches
or smaller. To achieve COR
in
this
case,
the
document/report has to be
larger than 11 x 17 inches.
Example: &%Z32,1 Forces printing
on large paper. The PQ-8 will
request the printer to load A3 size
paper when the host requests A4
or A3, and 11 x 17 inch paper in all
other cases.
Example: &%Z28,1 sets the printer
interface to “artificially” produce 15
CPI printing.
COMMAND 32: 11" x 17" (A3)
PRINTING
COMMAND 33: DUPLEX
PRINTING
HP PCL only. Forces the printer to
print on 11 x 17 inch or A3 size
paper, even when the host sends
requests for smaller paper sizes (i.e.
letter, legal, A4, Executive). This
only applies to printers capable of
printing on 11 x 17 inch or A3 size
paper (like the HP LaserJet 4V
printer).
HP PCL only. Sets the interface to
duplexing mode. This applies only
when a printer with duplexing
capability is attached.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
Off
Long-edge
duplexing
Short-edge
duplexing
*0
1
VALUE
*0
DESCRIPTION
11 x 17 (A3)
selection is OFF
11 x 17 (A3)
2
1
Example: &%Z33,2 Instructs the
interface to duplex all host print jobs
along the short edge of the paper.
selection is ON
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 42: START AND
STOP EBCDIC HEX DUMP
COMMAND 44: COMMAND PASS-
THRU
After receiving a start command
the interface, starting with the next
buffer received, sends all host data
directly to the printer as hexa-
decimal printing until a stop
command is received or the
printer is powered off.
I-O 8215 Emulation only. Enables or
disables Command Pass-Thru (CPT)
and host download. When CPT is
disabled, the active CPT delimiters
are not recognized as flags, but are
treated as regular printed characters.
VALUE
*0
1
DESCRIPTION
CPT enabled
CPT disabled
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
No action taken
Start EBCDIC hex
dump
*0
1
Example: &%Z44,1 disables
Command Pass-Thru.
2
Stop EBCDIC hex
dump
NOTE
NOTES
Command Z44,1 disables all
subsequent host download
commands received by the
I-O 8215 emulation. If you
want to save this setting in
permanent memory, send
the Z99,0 command. If you
want to re-enable 8215 host
download commands, either
restore the factory defaults
using the DIP switches, or
change the emulation (to
Generic, for example), send
the &%Z44,0/Z99,0 com-
mand, then change back to
the 8215 emulation.
This command enables the
user to print only the section
of the document that is in
question in buffer hex dump
format.
Hex printing starts with the
buffer after the start
command and stops with the
buffer after the stop
command.
Example: &%Z42,1 starts buffer hex
dump printing.
&%Z42,2 stops buffer hex dump
printing.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 50: SHARING PORT
TIMEOUT
COMMAND 58: SERIAL PORT
INITIALIZATION STRING
Selects the sharing port timeout
value. This is the time interval before
the interface automatically switches
from the parallel or serial sharing
port to check for data from the host.
Allows the user to define a serial-port
initialization string of up to 25 ASCII
bytes, which is stored in the memory
of the PQ-8 card. The string is sent
to initialize the printer for serial-port
printing after host printing has
occurred. To aid in readability, a
single space is allowed between hex
bytes. Refer to Section 5.3 for more
information.
VALUE
4 to 60
*8
DESCRIPTION
4 to 60 seconds
Default
Example: &%Z50,10 sets the time
interval to 10 seconds.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the init
string
COMMAND 56: PARALLEL PORT
INITIALIZATION STRING
Deletes init string
Allows the user to define a parallel-
port initialization string of up to 25
ASCII bytes, which is stored in the
memory of the interface card. The
string is sent to initialize the printer
for parallel-port printing after host
printing has occurred. To aid in
readability, a single space is allowed
between hex bytes. Refer to Section
5.3 for more information.
Example: &%Z58,1() deletes the
hex strings previously defined as the
serial port initialization string.
COMMAND 76: SERIAL-IN BAUD
RATE
Selects the Baud Rate for data
received at the serial-in port. A
new setting will not be effective
immediately. To activate the new
setting, cycle power on the PQ-8.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the init
string
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
38,400 baud
19,200 baud
9,600 baud
4,800 baud
2,400 baud
1,200 baud
600 baud
Deletes init string
0
1
Example: &%Z56,1() deletes the
hex strings previously defined as the
parallel-port initialization string.
*2
3
4
5
6
7
300 baud
Example: &%Z76,0 sets the
receiving baud rate to 38,400
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 77: SERIAL-IN WORD
LENGTH
COMMAND 79: SERIAL-IN
PARITY
Selects the Word Length of data
received at the serial-in port. A new
setting will not be effective immed-
iately. To activate the new setting,
cycle power on the interface.
Selects the Parity of a data stream
received at the serial-in port. A new
setting will not be effective immed-
iately. To activate the new setting,
cycle power on the PQ-8.
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
7 Bits
VALUE
DESCRIPTION
None
7
*0
1
*8
8 Bits
Odd
2
Even
Example: &%Z77,7 sets the word
length to 7 bits
Example: &%Z79,2 sets the parity
to even.
COMMAND 78: SERIAL-IN STOP
BITS
COMMAND 84: 6 LPI STRING
Selects the number of Stop Bits of a
data stream received at the serial-in
port. A new setting will not be
effective immediately. To activate
the new setting, cycle power on the
interface.
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 6 LPI string. This
string represents the printer-specific
command to set the printer to 6 LPI.
Consult the printer’s user’s guide for
the appropriate ASCII hex value
representing the 6 LPI command.
Whenever the interface receives a
6 LPI command from the host, it
sends the string specified through
Host/PC download command 84. If
no string is specified, it will send the
standard 6 LPI command for the
active output protocol.
VALUE
*1
2
DESCRIPTION
1 Bit
2 Bits
Example: &%Z78,2 sets the number
of Stop Bits to 2
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 6 LPI
string
Deletes the 6 LPI
string
Example: &%Z84,1(1B 32) assigns
the 6 LPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 32)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
*Factory-default setting
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COMMAND 87: 15 CPI STRING
NOTE
If the active output protocol
is generic and no 6 LPI
string is specified, the PQ-8
will ignore all 6 LPI requests
from the host.
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 15 CPI string. See
command 84.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 15 CPI
string
Deletes the 15 CPI
string
COMMAND 85: 8 LPI STRING
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 8 LPI string. See
command 84.
Example: &%Z87,1(1B 67) assigns
the 15 CPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 67)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 8 LPI
string
Deletes the 8 LPI
string
COMMAND 88: 12 CPI STRING
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 12 CPI string. See
command 84.
Example: &%Z85,1(1B 30) stores
the 8 LPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 30)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 12 CPI
string
Deletes the 12 CPI
string
COMMAND 86: 10 CPI STRING
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 10 CPI string. See
command 84.
Example: &%Z88,1(1B 4D) stores
the 12 CPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 4D)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 10 CPI
string
Deletes the 10 CPI
string
Example: &%Z86,1(1B 50) stores
the 10 CPI command for an Epson
LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 50)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
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COMMAND 89: 16.7 CPI STRING
NOTES
If a document is printed
Used with Generic output protocol
to define the 16.7 CPI string. See
command 84.
using
temporary
host
download
commands
(commands not stored using
the Z99,0 command), value 2
will restore the permanent
memory selections.
VALUE
1(up to 25
hex bytes)
1()
DESCRIPTION
Defines the 16.7
CPI string
Deletes the 16.7
CPI string
Put a &%Z98,2 at the end of
the document to restore the
standard setup parameters
for the next user of the
printer.
Example: &%Z89,1(1B 10) stores
the 16.7 (actually: 17 CPI normal
draft) CPI command for an IBM
Proprinter X24E (hex value 1B 10)
in the PQ-8’s memory.
The active setup and
permanent memory setup
selections are the same after
a
Command Z99,0 or
a
Command Z98,2 is sent to
the printer.
COMMAND 98: RESTORE
DEFAULTS OR PRINT
CONFIGURATION
Example: &%Z98,1 prints out the
active setup selections for review.
Restores the factory-default
configuration selections, prints out
a copy of the active configuration
selections, or restores the permanent
memory selections to the active
setup status.
COMMAND 99: SAVE ALL
CURRENT SETTINGS
Saves all current settings specified
through Host/PC download
commands or Setup Software into
permanent memory.
VALUE
0
DESCRIPTION
Restores the factory
setup
VALUE
0
DESCRIPTION
Save all current
settings
1
2
Prints out the active
setup selections
Restores the setup
selections stored in
the permanent
memory to active
status
Example: &%Z99,0 saves all current
settings to permanent memory.
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4. Power on the PQ-8. The factory
defaults are restored. The LED
lights labeled “Host Ready” and
“Printer Ready” will blink
continuously, indicating the PQ-
8 is not in operating mode.
4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults
The factory-default configuration
can be restored either by sending
Host/PC Download Command
“Z98,0” or by taking the following
steps:
5. Power off the PQ-8 and return
configuration switches SW1:1,
SW1:2 and SW1:3 to the correct
twinax address. Switch SW1:8
should be in the “o” position.
1. Power off the printer and the
PQ-8.
2. Disconnect the host and PC
sharing cables from the PQ-8.
3. Set configuration switches
SW1:1, SW1:2 and SW1:3 to the
“|” position, and switch SW1:8
(far right of the first bank of
switches) to the “o” position if it
is not already there.
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5. Operation
host print jobs. The Sharing Port
5.1 Serial Printing
Timeout is set through Host/PC
download command 50 or through
the setup software.
By default, the PQ-8S sends data at
96N81 (9,600 baud; parity = none;
word length = 8 bits; stop bits = 1).
Make sure that the printer and the
PQ-8S are using the same serial
parameters. The PQ-8S’s Serial-Out
parameters can be changed using
the second (right) bank of switches
located on the front panel.
By default, the PQ-8S receives PC
data at 96N81 (9,600 baud; parity =
none; word length = 8 bits; stop bits
= 1). Make sure the PC/LAN and
the PQ-8S are using the same serial
parameters. In addition, the PQ-8’s
Serial-In settings should be
compatible with its Serial-Out
settings. When printing from the
PC/LAN, the lowest baud rate
(Serial-In/Serial-Out) will determine
the print speed. The PQ-8’s Serial-In
parameters can be changed through
Host/PC download commands 76
through 79, or through the setup
software.
5.2 Printer Sharing
The PQ-8P and PQ-8S allow the
printer to be shared automatically
between an attached PC/LAN and
an IBM twinax host. Simply connect
the PC/LAN printer server to the
parallel (PQ-8P) or serial (PQ-8S)
port. The PQ-8P can supply external
devices attached to its parallel
sharing port with 5V up to 350 mA.
See Appendix F for information on
how to transfer power to pin 18 of
the PQ-8P.
If the PC print job is sent while a
host job is printing, the printer
responds as “busy” to the PC print
request. The print job can be
spooled through a spool program,
sent to the printer when the host job
is finished, or if the PC’s printer port
is set for infinite retry through the
DOS “Configure Printer” command
(described in the DOS manual), the
print job waits for the printer to be
available to receive the data.
The PQ-8 uses a timeout after each
print job before it honors print jobs
from another port. At the end of a
host print job, the PQ-8 waits for
the specified Twinax Port Timeout
period before it honors data streams
coming in through the sharing port.
The Twinax Port Timeout period
is set through Host/PC download
command 03 or through the setup
software.
The output protocol specified in
the PQ-8’s configuration (through
configuration-switch settings) is
irrelevant for printing from the
shared port. For PC/LAN printing,
select the appropriate printer driver
on the PC/LAN printer server.
After a parallel or serial print job is
completed, the PQ-8 will again wait
for a period of time before it honors
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5.5 Host-Port Initialization
5.3 Parallel/Serial-Port Initialization
If you want to change the printer’s
configuration for shared printing
(e.g. set it to PostScript mode), use
the parallel/serial-port initialization
string (Host/PC download
command 56 or 58). Consult the
printer’s user’s guide for the ASCII
hex values representing the desired
configuration commands. Then
store these commands in the PQ-8’s
memory using Host/PC download
command 56 or 58 or the setup
software.
After shared printing, the PQ-8
reconfigures the printer according
to the active configuration settings.
If you want to further modify the
printer configuration (e.g select a
different font for all host printing),
take advantage of the host-port
initialization string. Unlike the
parallel/serial-port Initialization
String, which is usually overridden
by commands coming with the
PC/LAN print job, the host-port
initialization string is not sent to
the printer until after the PQ-8 has
reconfigured the printer for host
printing. In 3812 emulation, the Init
String is sent at the beginning of
each printed page. In all other
emulations, the Init String is sent at
the beginning of the first host print
job.
After host printing is completed
and before the print job from the
shared port is sent to the printer,
the PQ-8 will send this initialization
string to the printer and configure
it according to your instructions.
However, the print job coming
through the shared port might
contain other printer instructions,
thus overriding the parallel/serial-
port initialization string.
5.6 Star-Panel Overdrive
For installations using twinax
cabling, the Star-Panel Overdrive
option should be set to OFF
(Host/PC download command 20
or the setup software).
5.4 Host Printing
Based on the IBM printer emulation
selected, you will have access to
all the features inherent in the
respective IBM printer the PQ-8
is emulating. In addition to the
features of the emulated IBM
printer, ASCII printers will often
have other capabilities that you can
take advantage of using Command
Pass-Thru.
If you have problems dropping off-
line when using a passive star panel
and twisted pair cabling, set the Star
Panel Overdrive to ON. This
increases the signal-driving capability
of the interface.
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The PQ-8’s emulation of the 3812
provides bolding, underlining,
superscripts, and subscripts by
recognizing the host commands
for these features in the document.
A shadow print for bolding is
performed automatically on fixed-
pitch fonts. For proportionally
spaced (typographic) fonts, the
user must specify the font that is
to be printed.
5.7 Laser Printer Operation
The PQ-8 lets you emulate an ASCII
laser printer as an IBM 3812 printer.
This feature-rich emulation is
automatically active when you select
the HP PCL output protocol. You
can also run an ASCII laser printer
under an IBM 5256 emulation. The
following section describes how to
access the many features of emul-
ation of the IBM 3812 printer.
Like an IBM 5219 printer, the
3812 printer is configured with a
default font ID on the host.
Configure the most commonly used
font as the system default, then
change as necessary with a printer
override or OCL command.
The IBM 3812-1 printer is a laser-
type printer that has font-changing
capability, plus text-rotation and
compression features called
Automatic Print Orientation (APO)
and Computer Output Reduction
(COR).
Table 5-1 shows which fonts
can be used as system defaults for
a System/36 or System/38 host.
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Table 5-1. Data Processing Fonts - S/36 and S/38.
Typestyle Number
Font ID (Hex)
Pitch (CPI)
10
Description
05
05
0B
50
55
56
57
5B
9E
9F
A0
A2
DF
Presentation
Courier
11
10
80
12
Courier
85
12
Courier
86
12
Prestige Elite
Letter Gothic
Courier Italic
Times Roman
Times Roman Bold
Helvetica
87
12
91
12
158
159
160
162
223
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
15
Helvetica Italic
Letter Gothic
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5.7.1 CHANGING TYPESTYLES
The typestyle number (FGID)
typestyle number. Text
Management/38 does not allow
more than one font per line of text,
so Font Change commands must be
used in such cases.
selected determines the font to be
used. The system operator selects a
default typestyle when the printer is
configured on the host; however, a
word-processing program may also
have a default typestyle. Since the
default typestyle can vary depending
on the system setup, ask the system
operator if you have questions about
the default typestyle on the system.
5.7.2 FONT-CHANGE COMMANDS
Font-change commands allow fonts
to be changed in the document
without using host commands. The
commands can be used in either
data processing (RPG, BASIC
programs, etc.) or in word-
There are two ways to change
typestyles:
processing documents.
Two types of font-change
• Select a typestyle number within
the program or document
commands exist. Both commands
can be placed anywhere within a
document. The command consists
of the “logical not” (¬) symbol, and
either a capitalized “Q” or “F”
• Use font-change commands in
the document
followed by the typestyle number
corresponding to the desired font.
The “^” symbol can be used in place
of the “¬” for non-US applications.
Refer to the manuals for the
program (for example,
OfficeVision/400) to change
typestyles in the program. Font
Change commands are placed in the
document by the user (see Section
5.7.2). The four-character font
command changes the text to the
new font until another Font Change
command is entered.
The host does not know that a font
change has taken place, and may
send the original font number to the
printer at the beginning of each
page. Therefore, the user may have
to put a Font Change command at
the beginning of each new page. If
the pitch is changed, there may be
formatting problems, since the host
is still formatting each line accor-
ding to the pitch of the original
The font-change command
occupies space in the program or
text; however, the command does
not print.
• ¬Q—Font-change commands
using the capital letter “Q” allow
the user to access a vast number
of printer-resident and optional
cartridge fonts. Appendix A
shows the typestyle numbers
assigned to the supported fonts.
Each typestyle number describes
a particular font with particular
attributes. For example, typestyle
number 88 represents Courier
Bold, 12 pitch, 10 point.
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To change a font, insert a font-
change command at the
Quality ¬F6199,30saves¬F6199,12
you time and money.
beginning of the text where the
change is to take place. For
example, to bold the word
“saves” in the following sentence
(assuming the current font is
Courier, 12 CPI or pitch, 10
point), type:
Here’s how the print will look:
Quality saves you time and money.
The ¬F6199,12 following “saves”
returns the printing to the original
font. The numbers following the
comma (¬F6199,30 and ¬F6199,12)
set the point size of a proportional
font (such as Times) and the pitch
size of a fixed pitch (such as
Courier).
Quality ¬Q88saves¬Q85 you time
and money.
Here’s how the print will look:
Quality saves you time
and money.
To print fonts that are not already
supported through your PQ-8, refer
to Section 6.3.
The ¬Q85 following “saves” returns
the printing to the original font.
5.7.3 PAGE LENGTH
• ¬F—Font change commands
using the capital letter “F” allow
the user to access all of the
The printer prints up to 66 lines at 6
LPI in HP emulation mode (the line
spacing will be compressed slightly
to fit). The System/36 only allows
65 lines per page. If there are one or
two lines at the top of a new page,
more lines per page have been
formatted than can print.
scalable fonts available on a
printer. Appendix B shows the
typestyle numbers assigned to
the supported fonts. Notice that
unlike the typestyle numbers
used with ¬Q commands, the
typestyle numbers in Appendix B
describe only the typestyle of the
supported font. The size of the
desired font is entered separately
in the font change command.
For example, to increase the size
of the word “saves” in the
following sentence to 30 points
(assuming the current font is
Times, 12 point), type:
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5.7.4 PAPER SIZE
The following describes how to
select legal-size paper in
DisplayWrite/36 or
Configure the printer’s setup to the
paper size used most. The PQ-8 only
recognizes these paper sizes:
OfficeVision/400.
1. Press F20 for “Format options.”
• Letter Paper: 8.5 x 11 in. (215.9
x 279.4 mm)
2. Select 1 for “Document options”
then another 1 for “Document
format.” Select 4 for “Page
layout/paper options.”
• A4 Paper: 8.27 x 11.69 in. (210
x 297 mm)
• Legal Paper: 8.5 x 14 in. (215.9
x 355.6 mm)
3. Scroll to the second screen and
enter 8.5 as the paper width and
14 as the paper length. Press
• Executive Paper: 7.25 x 10.5 in.
(184.2 x 266.7 mm)
ENTER to activate the selection.
4. Press F12 until the menus have
been exited.
• 11" x 17" Paper: 11 x 17 in
(279.4 x 431.8 mm)
5. Print the document.
• A3 Paper: 1.69 x 16.54 in (297 x
420 mm)
6. The printer’s operator panel
displays “Load paper, Tray #,
Legal.” Install the legal-size
paper tray in the printer, and
the printer will start printing.
If the PQ-8’s paper-size menu is set
to the default “Host selected,” it will
look for one of the paper sizes
mentioned above. If the host sends
one of these paper sizes, the PQ-8
will instruct the printer to load that
paper. Otherwise, it will instruct the
printer to load the previously used
paper size; or, if the host print job is
the first after power-on, it will
7. Press Continue on the printer’s
operator panel to print on
currently loaded paper and not
wait for the legal-size tray.
The System/38 only sends margins
and other format specifications to a
printer when they are different from
the previous document or when the
printer has been turned off. To
choose a different size paper, you
must:
request letter-size paper.
With the “A4 only” selection active,
the PQ-8 will always instruct the
printer to load A4-size paper. If the
“Printer selected” option is chosen,
the PQ-8 will not send any paper
requests, and the paper size selected
through the printer’s front panel
will be used.
1. Select a paper size in the
program.
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2. Install the correct paper size into
the printer.
A4 or A3, and 11 x 17 inch paper in
all other cases. In addition, the PQ-
8’s APO feature (if turned ON) will
automatically rotate all
documents/reports with dimensions
of 11 x 17 inches or smaller. To
achieve COR in this case, the
document/report has to be larger
than 11 x 17 inches.
3. Power the printer off for about
five seconds, then power it back
on again.
4. Release the job for printing at
the printer’s controlling
workstation.
5.7.6 PAPER-DRAWER SELECTION
OfficeVision/400 and
The line format screens in
DisplayWrite/36 (Command 20)
also permit you to select “Justify,”
which aligns the right margin. The
PQ-8 supports justification for fixed
fonts only. For best results using
justification, change the zone width
to 1 (instead of 6).
DisplayWrite/36 allow the user to
direct the print output to one of
several paper sources regardless of
whether the printer actually has 1, 2,
3 or more trays to pull paper from.
On the host, several of these
theoretical paper sources are called
paper drawers. On the printer, the
actual paper sources are usually
called trays. The PQ-8 acts as the
matchmaker between theoretical
paper drawers and physical trays
available on the printer.
5.7.5 PRINTING ON 11"
SIZE PAPER
X
17" OR A3
Some printers, such as the HP
LaserJet 4V printer, allow printing
on 11" x 17" and A3 size paper. The
PQ-8 automatically recognizes these
larger paper sizes. However, at times
it might be advantageous to force
the printer to print on 11 x 17 inch
or A3 size paper, even when the host
sends requests for smaller paper
sizes (letter, legal, A4, Executive). If
this is desired, the PQ-8’s 11 x 17
(A3) selection should be turned ON
through Host/PC download
The paper-drawer feature of the
PQ-8 can be accessed through
Host/PC download commands 13,
14, and 15 or through the setup
software.
command 32 or through the setup
software.
With this selection turned ON, the
PQ-8 will request the printer to load
A3 size paper when the host requests
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By changing the paper drawer on
the host, up to three different paper
sources on the printer can be
accessed.
To change the physical tray
assigned to the theoretical paper
drawer (#1, #2, or #3):
1. Select the paper drawer #
through Host/PC download
command 13, 14, or 15, or
through the setup software;
Table 5-2 shows the default values
and, as an example, lists the
corresponding paper tray used for
HP LaserJet 4Si and 4 Plus printers:
2. Select the number representing
the physical tray listed in the
printer’s manual.
Table 5-2. Default Values for Paper Drawers.
Host/PC
Paper Drawer
Default
Value
HP 4Si
Paper Tray
HP 4 Plus
Paper Tray
Download Number
Z13
Z14
Z15
1
2
3
1
4
5
Upper
Cassette
MP tray
Lower
Not Used
500-sheet
Cassette
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To change the assigned paper tray,
type the respective command
followed by a comma (,) and the
corresponding number of the
chosen paper source.
As you read the following
explanation, refer to Figure 5-1
for an illustration of the print
orientation logic.
5.8.1 PAGE ROTATION
If you have an HP LaserJet 4 Plus
connected to the PQ-8 and the host
is requesting paper to be fed
through paper drawer #1, the HP
printer would, by default, feed from
the Paper Cassette. To assign the
500-sheet Cassette to the paper
drawer #1 through the setup
software, input 5 (from ESC&l5H, as
found in the printer’s user’s guide)
as the value for Paper Drawer # 1,
or send the Host/PC download
command Z13,5 to the printer.
Degrees of page rotation can be
specified through the print file of a
data-processing document or in the
document format menu of a word-
processing document. See Section
5.8.4 for a description on how to
access the print file and the
document format menu. The
available settings are 0, 90, 180, 270
degrees and AUTO (AS/400 only).
The print file also offers DEVD and
COR (AS/400 only).
a. With 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees
you can specify the desired
rotation directly from the host.
5.8 Print Orientation
When operating the printer and
printer interface in IBM 3812-1
emulation mode, the print
orientation of the host document or
report is determined by a variety of
factors. These factors are in order of
their impact on the final print
orientation:
b. The COR setting will always
print COR, unless the print
quality (AS/400 and S/38) is set
to NLQ or STD, or Text (S/36)
is set to YES. If the page rotation
is set to COR and print
quality/text is one of the above
mentioned settings, the print job
will print in portrait in the
requested font.
1. Page Rotation specified in the
print file of a data processing
document or in the document
format menu of a word
c. With the DEVD and AUTO
settings, the host does not
influence the print orientation.
Rather, the print orientation is
determined by the settings on
the PQ-8.
processing document.
2. Automatic Print Orientation
(APO) setting on the printer
interface.
3. Print Orientation setting on
printer interface.
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5.8.2 AUTOMATIC PRINT ORIENTATION
5.8.3 PRINT-ORIENTATION SETTINGS
If no page rotation was specified on
the host, the PQ-8’s Automatic Print
Orientation (APO) feature is the
first setting to determine the final
print orientation. This feature
automatically rotates print jobs with
dimensions of 8.5 x 14 inches or
smaller to portrait or landscape
orientation.
The PQ-8’s print-orientation settings
determine the orientation of the
host document/report after the
host’s page-rotation setting and the
PQ-8’s APO setting have been
obeyed.
The available print-orientation
settings are portrait, landscape, and
two COR options. The COR feature
rotates documents to landscape
orientation and compresses the
font as needed to fit the complete
document on a standard 8.5" x 14"
page. This allows the user to print a
report initially designed to fit on 14
7/8" x 11" green bar paper onto a
standard letter- or legal-size page
without redesigning the report.
a. With the APO feature ON, the
PQ-8 first checks the dimensions
of the host print job. If the print
job is larger than 8.5 x 14 inches,
the PQ-8 cannot fit the print job
on one page. In this case the
orientation of the print job is
determined by the print
orientation setting on the
interface (BLOCK 3).
When used together, the APO
and COR features can be a powerful
tool to print host jobs in portrait,
landscape, or if required in
b.If the dimensions of the print
job are 8.5 x 14 inches or
smaller, the PQ-8 compares the
width to the height and
automatically rotates the print
job to portrait if the height is
larger than the width or
landscape if the width is larger
than the height.
landscape with reduced font
(COR) without user intervention.
The dimensions of a word-
processing document are specified
directly through the document
format menu. The dimensions of a
data processing report are calculated
in the following manner:
Width = Page Width (in number
of columns) / CPI
Length = Page Length (in number
of lines) / LPI
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The PQ-8’s first COR option is not
a true IBM 3812 emulation. This
COR setting was added to give the
user a more straightforward way of
obtaining COR. The COR setting
ignores print-quality settings and
always prints COR (unless the host’s
page rotation or the PQ-8’s APO
setting determine the print
a. The PQ-8 has a second COR
option. This COR option is a
true 3812-1 emulation. With
certain page-rotation settings on
the host, the IBM 3812-1 printer
allows the user to manipulate the
final print orientation through
the print-quality setting. Note
though, that this “override”
only applies if the PQ-8’s print
orientation is set to COR, host
override allowed.
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START
Page Orientation
Logic
1
Use specified page rotation
(0, 90, 180, 270 degrees)
with requested font
Page Rotation
COR
DEVD, AUTO,
not specified
2
Is
NO
YES
Automatic Print
Orientation
Active?
2a
Is
NO
YES
Page Size
Valid?
2b
Orientation set
to Landscape
Orientation set
to Portrait
Width
Greater Than
Height?
3
NO
YES
Print Orientation
LANDSCAPE
in requested font
Orientation set to COR,
host override allowed
LANDSCAPE
in requested font
3a
Orientation
set to COR
What is
the Print
Quality?
Valid Page Size =
Draft
Std or NLQ
8 1/2" x 14" or smaller
11" x 17" or smaller if
11 x 17 (A3) selection
is set to ON
PORTRAIT
in requested font
Computer Output Reduction (COR)
0.5" margins top and left
LANDSCAPE in reduced font:
10 pitch font to 13 pitch
12 pitch font to 15 pitch
15 pitch font to 20 pitch
Verticle spacing is:
6 LPI = 8.7
8 LPI = 11.6
Figure 5-1. Flowchart.
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Tables 5-3 through 5-5 show what
page-rotation settings can be
manipulated through print-quality
settings and how the combination
of page rotation and print quality
affects the final print orientation.
Table 5-3. Page-Rotation Settings.
Host System
Page-Rotation Setting
Print Quality Setting
Causing Portrait Orientation
AS/400
AS/400
*DEVD (print file)
*NLQ, *STD
*AUTO (Office
Vision/400)
NLQ, Test
S/36
S/38
not specified
not specified
Text - Yes
*NLQ, *STD
Table 5-4. Host CPI.
Host CPI
10
Reduced to:
13.3
15
12
15
20
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Table 5-5. Host LPI.
Reduced to:
Host LPI
Maximum Rows (Lines)/Page
6
8
8.7
66
88
11.6
Table 5-6 shows the print-
orientation results desired and
recommends a combination of
settings required to obtain that
result. Most print-orientation results
can be achieved with different
setting combinations. Refer to
Figure 5-1.
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Table 5-6. Settings for Different Print Orientations.
PQ-8 Setting for
Print
Orientation
Result
Host Setting
APO
Data processing:
Print reports with
a width of 80
Degree of Page
Rotation...
*AUTO
ON
COR
columns or less
(at 10 CPI) in
portrait AND
print reports
with a width of
132 (at 10 CPI)
or 198 (at 15 CPI)
columns in landscape
with reduced font
(COR)
Word processing:
Print documents of
up to 8.5 x 14 in
portrait, 14 x 8.5
in landscape, and
anything larger in
landscape with
Rotate Paper...=1
(Automatic)
reduced font (COR)
Print all reports/
documents in
landscape with
requested font
Degree of Page
Rotation...
OFF
COR
*AUTO; Rotate
Paper....=1
Automatic
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Table 5-6 (continued). Settings for Different Print Orientations.
PQ-8 Setting for
Print
Orientation
Result
Host Setting
APO
Print all reports/
documents in
portrait with
Degree of Page
Rotation....
OFF
Portrait
*AUTO; Rotate
Paper....=1
requested font
(Automatic)
5.8.4 CHANGING PAGE-ROTATION
SETTINGS
To permanently change the page-
rotation setting for a data processing
report the print file must be
Before changing page-rotation
settings, first verify the current
settings. In Office Vision/400 and
DisplayWrite/36, page rotation
settings can be viewed and changed
in the following manner:
changed. This should be done by an
MIS staff member, since a changed
print file most likely affects many
printers. The page-rotation setting
can be changed temporarily by
overriding the print file. The print
file must be changed or overridden
before the host creates the print job.
An overridden print file applies only
to print jobs created on the host
session that was active when the
print file was overridden.
1. Press F20 “Format options.”
2. Press 1 “Document options”
then ENTER.
3. Press 1 “Document format” then
ENTER.
To view the current print file
settings, type CHGPRTF followed by
a space and the name of the print
file on the command line of the
host. Press F4. Do not change any
settings unless authorized by the IS
director.
4. Press 4 “Page layout/paper
options” then ENTER.
5. Press Page Down to scroll to the
second screen.
6. Locate the “Rotate Paper ....”
option.
7. Move the cursor to the currently
selected rotation setting and
type in the desired selection.
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To change the print file:
5.9 Envelope Printing
To print envelopes, set the PQ-8 to
landscape orientation (Host/PC
download command 7, Value 2) or
activate the Auto Print Orientation
feature (Host/PC download
1. Type CHGPRTF on the
command line of the host, and
press Enter.
2. Type in the name of the print
file to be changed.
command 8, Value 1). The
following example shows how to
print envelopes from a word-
processing program, using the
printer’s optional envelope feeder.
3. Press F10 to display additional
parameters.
4. Press Page Down to scroll to the
fourth screen.
1. Select line 1 as the first typing
line.
5. Locate the “Degree of page
rotation .......” option.
2. Specify Envelope size in the
program.
6. Move the cursor to the
beginning of the dashed line
and enter the desired selection.
3. Select Feed Envelope in the
program. Then choose the font
desired.
7. Press ENTER to activate the
selection and exit the print file
menu.
4. Set the left margin to 1.
5. Type the return address, starting
at line 1, column 1.
To override the print file:
1. Type OVRPRTF on the
command line of the host, and
press Enter.
6. Type the mailing address. The
appropriate space for the
address will vary with the
envelope size. For a Commercial
10 envelope, the address starts at
about line 10, column 55.
2. Type the name of the print file
to be changed.
3. Press Page Down to scroll to the
third screen.
7. Print the envelope.
The following envelope sizes are
supported by the PQ-8:
4. Locate the “Degree of page
rotation.....” option.
• Monarch: 3 7/8" x 7 1/2"
5. Move the cursor to the
beginning of dashed line and
enter the desired selection.
• Commercial 10: 4 1/8" x 9 1/2"
• International DL: 110 mm x 220
mm
6. Press ENTER to activate the
selection and exit the print file
menu.
• International D5: 162 mm x 229
mm
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6. Select 4, Page layout/paper
options. Choose a first typing
line of 1, then scroll down to
the second screen of the options
and choose a paper width of
7.5 (monarch size) or 9.5
(commercial, or #10 size) and
a paper length of 4 inches. For
a paper source, select 5 for
Envelope Feed. Press ENTER to
return to the Alternate Format
screen.
5.10 Document/Envelope Printing
A letter and an envelope can be
printed from DisplayWrite/36 or
OfficeVision/400 in the same
document by following this
procedure:
1. Set the format for the letter and
enter the letter file. On the first
typing line, press CMD20 for
Format options.
2. Select 1 for Document options,
then another 1 for Document
format. Select 3 for
7. Select option 1 for Margins and
Tabs and make the left margin 1.
Press ENTER and CMD3 until
you are back in the document.
Typestyle/color.
3. Select the font ID number for
the letter, such as No. 11, 86,
etc., then press ENTER.
8. Type in the letter. When done,
add a page end by pressing ALT
P.
4. From the Document Format
screen, select option 4 for Page
layout/paper options. Scroll to
the second screen of these
options and select a paper size of
8.5 (width) x 11 (length) inches
and paper source 1. If the letter
is more than one page, select
paper source of 1 for the
9. Now load in the Alternate
Format for the envelope. To do
this, press the CMD5 key, Goto,
and type in rf for Resetting
Format. Press ENTER. Select
option 4 on the Alternate
Format screen, Begin Alternate
Format. Press ENTER.
following pages. Press ENTER to
return to the Document format
screen, then CMD 12 to return
to the Document options screen.
10. You will now be back in the
document, with the Alternate
Format. If these instructions
have been followed, the cursor
will be on the first typing line of
1, with the left margin of 1. Type
in the envelope address, and
send the file to print. The letter
will print out first, followed by
the envelope.
5. Now set up the Alternate Format
for the envelope. Select 2 for
Alternate format, then 3 for
Typestyle/color. Select the font
ID for the envelope and press
ENTER to return to the
Alternate Format screen.
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NOTE
I-O duplexing commands are
The printer may eject a blank
page when printing orien-
tation has been changed. If
the buffer and ready light
remain steady, press the
Print/Check button on the
printer’s operator panel to
eject the last page.
similar to the I-O Font Change
commands. These commands are
placed on the first line of the
document (if not on the first line,
the commands do not take effect
until the second page of the
document). The commands are:
¬D0 for simplex printing
5.11 Duplex Printing
¬D1 for long-edge duplex printing
¬D2 for short-edge duplex printing
Some printers can perform both
simplex (single-sided) and duplex
(double-sided) printing. Duplex
printing can be accomplished in
four ways:
When the printer receives a
duplexing command, it prints in that
mode until another printing
command is received. Place the
simplex command at the end of the
document to return the printer to
simplex mode. Envelope printing
between documents does not change
the printer’s mode.
• In OfficeVision/400, select
duplex printing in the print
options menu for that document
(*Type of page printing. . .
Double-sided or Double-sided
Tumble)
The PQ-8 can also be set to
duplexing mode through host
download command 33. The options
are:
• In OS/400 V2 R3 and later,
select duplex printing in the
printer file (*Print on both sides.
. . *Yes or *Tumble)
0 = Simplex
1 = Duplex, long-edge
2 = Duplex, short-edge (tumble)
• Place Duplexing commands
in the document
Type &%Z33,1 or &%Z33,2 into
the document or on the screen and
print the document or the screen to
set the interface to duplex printing
(long-edge or short-edge). To
return to simplex printing, type and
print &%Z33,0.
• Set the PQ-8 to duplexing
mode through host download
command 33 or the setup
software
For most documents, select duplex
printing through the host’s print
options menu (OfficeVision/400) or
through the printer file (OS/400 V2
R3). Refer to page 64 for a
description on how to change the
printer file.
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On some duplex printing, if the
last page is single-sided, it may
remain in the printer. The form feed
light remains on. When the next
print job is sent, this page will be
ejected. To manually eject the last
page, take the printer off-line by
pressing the ONLINE button, then
press the FORM FEED button to
eject the last page. Put the printer
back on-line by pressing the
5.12 Other Printer Commands
Table 5-7 is a summary list of special
commands that the laser printer
emulation will obey if they are
imbedded in a user’s document.
ONLINE button once more.
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Table 5-7. Summary List of Special Commands.
Command
¬E
Function
Sends an ASCII ESC command to the printer
Enables true 6 LPI printing
¬TY
¬TN
¬I
Disables True 6 LPI printing
Ignores all host formatting commands
Stop ignoring host formatting commands
¬S
The ¬E command allows an “Esc”
command to be sent to the printer
to control the printing. Simple
“escape” commands eliminate the
need for putting in hex codes using
Command Pass-Thru. These
In these cases, the ¬TY command
prevents the printer from
compressing the line spacing.
Use the ¬I and ¬S commands to
remove unwanted host commands
from a print file. For example, when
printing with electronic forms
software, these files are recognized
by the host as text files, which causes
the host to format the files with
unwanted carriage returns and line
feeds. Placing the ¬I at the end of a
line and ¬S at the front of the next
line causes the PQ-8 to remove the
host carriage-return and line-feed
commands and send only the data to
the printer.
commands allow use of some of the
special features of the laser printer.
Check the printer’s manual or any
optional technical manual for a
description of the feature and the
escape commands needed to access
the feature. These commands consist
of characters which are all found on
the IBM twinax keyboard except for
the Escape character. For example,
¬E(s3B would begin bold printing
on an HP LaserJet printer.
I-O’s laser printer emulation is
compatible with the many popular
electronic forms software
applications. If the PQ-8 replaces
XPoint’s Twinax Controller, set the
PQ-8’s True LPI menu to “XPoint
Controller.”
The printer will slightly compress
line spacing to fit 66 lines onto the
page. This may be undesirable (as
when you are using pre-printed
forms that must align correctly).
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These IBM matrix-printer
5.13 HP Line Printer
emulations can be selected through
Host/PC download command 24 or
through the setup software. The PQ-
8 allows access to all the capabilities
of the emulated IBM printer.
The HP Line Printer protocol allows
printing of dot-matrix output on a
PCL laser printer. When selecting
the HP Line Printer protocol, the
PQ-8 emulates an IBM 5224-1 line
printer. Other IBM printers cannot
be emulated.
The IBM 4214 printer offers 5, 10,
12, 15, 16.7, and 20 CPI; 3, 4, 6, and
8 LPI; and print qualities of draft,
fast draft, or NLQ.
The HP Line Printer protocol
automatically prints all output in
COR mode. However, portrait or
landscape print orientation with the
requested font is also possible. In
addition, the PQ-8 offers the choice
between compressed (default) and
true LPI (useful when printing on
pre-printed forms). When driving
the attached laser printer with the
HP Line Printer protocol, reports
can be printed at high print speeds
and with superior print quality.
The IBM 5224 and 5225 printers
offer 10 and 15 CPI; 6 and 8 LPI;
and only a draft print quality. The
IBM 5256 printer only offers 10 CPI
printing. These printer emulations
are often used when connecting a
specialty printer, such as a barcode
printer, to an IBM host.
The PQ-8 offers the following
output protocols for matrix and
specialty printers:
5.14 Matrix/Specialty Printer
Operation
5.14.1 IBM MATRIX-PRINTER
EMULATIONS
The PQ-8 offers the following IBM
matrix-printer emulations in
IBM PPDS
®
IBM Proprinter 4201/4202
®
Epson , 9 pin (FX, DFX)
Epson, 9 pin (DFX+)
Epson, 24 pin (LQ)
Generic
addition to the IBM 4214 emulation
that is used as the default for most of
the output protocols:
5.14.2 CHARACTER SET
By default, the PQ-8 uses the CP 850
character set. You also have the
option to select the CP 437 character
set, which is often used in PC
applications. Please be aware that
CP 437 has 41 fewer characters
than CP 850.
IBM 5224 Model 1
IBM 5225 Model 1
IBM 5256 Model 3
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Although the PQ-8 artificially
produces these missing characters,
at times the “reproduction” may not
satisfy your quality requirements.
5.14.4 PITCH CONTROL
The PQ-8’s 4214 emulation permits
the printer to print 5, 10, 12, 15, 17.1
and 20 CPI (pitch). The pitch can
vary, depending on the CPI selected
in the host document or the
5.14.3 PRINT QUALITY
The PQ-8’s IBM 4214 printer
printer’s front panel.
emulation offers Draft, NLQ (Near
Letter Quality), or Default print
quality for print-quality options. If a
default-print-quality command is
sent from the host, the interface
allows you to specify whether this
default is Draft or NLQ. Set the
desired default print quality through
Host/PC download command 22 or
through the setup software.
The 5224/5225 emulation only
allows 10 and 15 CPI printing, and
the 5256 emulation only allows 10
CPI printing, unless the CPI is
overridden at the printer’s front
panel.
5.14.5 GRAPHICS PRINTING
The PQ-8 will print the same
Advanced Printer Functions (APF)
and Business Graphics Utility (BGU)
graphics as the IBM 4214, 5224, and
5225 printers using All Points
If the printer has the capability,
the PQ-8 allows you to further
specify if Draft printing should be
Fast Draft or Normal Draft
(Host/PC download command 23).
Request for Draft printing can come
directly from the host or from the
PQ-8 (host sends Default print
quality and PQ-8’s 4214 Default
Print Quality is set to Draft). If the
printer only offers one draft printing
mode, the setting of the Draft
Printing option is ignored.
Available (APA) bit-image graphics.
This method is for printing
continuous patterns such as bar
codes and logos that come from the
twinax host. This is the method of
graphic printing that IBM used
before IPDS was developed.
Graphics are printed on IBM
System/34, /36, /38 from the APF
and BGU programs and
programmer-defined characters
using the command Load Alternate
Character (LAC).
Another way to modify the print
quality is to set the printer to a
certain value through its front panel.
When you activate the Override
Format Commands option of the
interface through Host/PC
download command 16 or through
the setup software, the printer’s
front panel settings are “locked in”
and remain valid until the Override
Format Command is disabled.
This capability is supported by
5224, 5225 printers in spacing of
10 and 15 CPI and 4214 printers in
spacing of 10, 12, and 15 CPI.
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The PQ-8 implements the LAC
command by taking the dot pattern
received from the twinax host and
then printing that exact dot pattern
using the printer’s APA bit-image
graphics at high-density 240
dots/inch. This permits the printer
to print APF and BGU graphic
output using exactly the same
spacing as the IBM 4214/5224/5225
printers.
5.14.7 TRUE 15 CPI
Epson 9-pin printers, IBM
Proprinters, and similar printers do
not have the capability to print at 15
CPI. When the host sends a 15 CPI
command, the PQ-8 is able to
produce an “artificial” 15 CPI on the
printer. This is accomplished by
printing 17.1 CPI and adjusting for
the spacing difference. In this
manner, 15 CPI fonts sent from the
host can fit on preprinted forms that
must align correctly.
5.14.6 TRUNCATE/WRAP
For normal or wide paper (14 7/8"
wide) printing, select Wrap through
Host/PC download command 26 or
the setup software. This allows
printing to extend the full width of
the wide paper. The printer wraps
printing beyond the margin to the
next line on narrow paper when it is
configured for narrow paper.
When using the Epson 9-pin
printer driver, this is done
automatically. Since the Epson DFX
5000+ is able to print 15 CPI, make
sure to select the Epson DFX+ driver
when operating the DFX 5000+
printer.
When using the IBM Proprinter
driver, the user may manually select
whether 15 CPI host commands
should simply be printed as 17.1
CPI, or as 17.1 CPI with space
adjustments (see Host/PC download
command 28). Printing the
“artificial” 15 CPI through the IBM
Proprinter driver significantly
reduces print speed.
When using narrow paper (8 1/2"
wide), you can also select Truncate.
This ignores any printing beyond 8".
Documents must be formatted to fit
the narrow paper, since the text
beyond an 8" margin will truncate
(not print).
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5.14.8 GENERIC MODE
nothing to the printer—it will ignore
the CPI or LPI command from the
host.
The Generic output protocol should
be used when the other output
protocols of the PQ-8 are
The PQ-8 stores commands for the
following CPI and LPI values:
inappropriate. This could be the
case with printers such as certain
barcode label printers or embossers,
but also with printers from Okidata,
Mannesmann-Tally, or others. Refer
to the printer’s user’s guide to find
out if the printer operates with one
of the PQ-8’s output protocols.
• 6 LPI: Host/PC download
command 84
• 8 LPI: Host/PC download
command 85
• 10 CPI: Host/PC download
command 86
In Generic mode, the PQ-8 does
not pass on the LPI and CPI
commands from the host. Rather, it
allows you to match the printer-
specific CPI or LPI command with
the CPI or LPI command from the
host (through Host/PC download
commands 84-89).
• 15 CPI: Host/PC download
command 87
• 12 CPI: Host/PC download
command 88
• 16.7 CPI: Host/PC download
command 89
For example, assume the printer
protocol the printer requires is not
available on the PQ-8. To change the
printer to 10 CPI, the printer’s user’s
manual provides the hexadecimal
value of 1B 50. Use the Host/PC
download command 86 to assign the
value 1B 50 to the 10 CPI string:
type &%Z86,1(1B 50). From now
on, when the interface receives a
request for 10 CPI from the host, it
will send the value 1B 50 to the
printer and thereby set it to 10 CPI.
If nothing is assigned to the CPI or
LPI string, the PQ-8 will send
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6. Advanced Features
4. Move the cursor to the point in
the text where the print feature
ends. Enter &% or the alternate
CPT start delimiter, followed by
the ending printer command
and then &% or the alternate
CPT end delimiter again, into
the document.
6.1 Command Pass-Thru™
The Command Pass-Thru feature
allows access to all of the built-in
features of the printer, even if these
features aren’t normally available
through the host software.
Command Pass-Thru lets you place
printer-specific command sequences
into the data sent to the printer. The
PQ-8 recognizes these special
sequences and “passes the command
through” to the printer. The steps
below describe how to use
For example:
The command ESC &d0D begins
underlining and ESC &d@ ends
underlining on an HP LaserJet
printer. First convert the start
command to the hexadecimal 1B 26
64 30 44 and the ending command
to 1B 26 64 40.
Command Pass-Thru.
1. Find the command for the print
feature in the printer’s user’s
guide.
If the delimiter is the default &%
(hex 50 6C), then enter the
commands as follows:
2. Convert the printer command to
hexadecimal.
3. Place &% (or the alternate CPT
start delimiter), in the document
at the point where the feature is
to take effect. This signals the
start of the print feature.
This is an
&%1B26643044&%underlined&%1
B266440&% word.
to print on the printer as:
This is an underlined word.
Enter the beginning printer
command, then enter &% or the
alternate CPT end delimiter. A
space may be entered between
hexadecimal code pairs to make
the command easier to read, but
do not put spaces between the
delimiter and the hexadecimal
characters.
Only characters from 00 to FF are
recognized (alphabetic characters
must be in upper case). Errors in
the Command Pass-Thru sequence
will cause the PQ-8 to ignore the
command, and printing will resume
at the point where the error
occurred.
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Command Pass-Thru may change
the horizontal spacing.
delimiter (&% or alternate CPT start
delimiter) followed by the string
number (U0 through U9) into the
document or on the screen. When
the document or screen is printed,
the PQ-8 will recognize the &%U
and send the command assigned to
the string number to the printer.
Although the command is
displayed on the screen, the PQ-8
treats it as a command and does not
print it. If part of the sequence is
printed, an error has been made
entering the codes. Check the
document and make sure the correct
format and EBCDIC hexadecimal
characters are being used.
For example, if command number
U1 is assigned to a command string
to turn on shadowed printing (hex
codes 1B 28 73 31 32 38 53) for a
Lexmark 4039 printer, then simply
enter &%U1 in the document at the
point where shadow printing is to
begin.
Avoid sending codes that would
move the print position during
Command Pass-Thru. Since the PQ-8
does not process these commands, it
cannot keep track of the print
position changes. This may affect the
position of characters that follow the
command and the page layout.
Some commands (such as
emphasized (bold) printing) may
continue until another string is
encountered that returns printing to
normal, or for some host systems,
until the next page is sent to the
printer.
6.2 User-Defined Strings
To avoid keying in frequently used
printer commands (which would
appear in the document as hex
values imbedded in Command Pass-
Thru delimiters), you should take
advantage of the User-Defined
Strings feature.
The PQ-8 self-test prints out a list
of command numbers and the
command strings assigned to them.
Using Host/PC download
command 04, assign the numbers 0
through 9 to frequently used printer
command strings.
After a command string has been
defined, activate it by typing the
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6.3 User-Defined Fonts (HP PCL
only)
6.4 Color Printing
The PQ-8 allows printing of color
on PCL5C-compatible printers such
as the HP Color LaserJet, DeskJet
1200C, or DeskJet 1600C printer.
Simply insert the color command
in front of the text you want to
colorize. Return to the “normal”
black color by inserting ¬C00. The
color commands are:
The PQ-8P supports a vast variety
of fonts. For a list of the supported
fonts, refer to Appendixes A and B.
In addition, the User-Defined Fonts
feature allows assignment of new or
existing font IDs to different printer
resident fonts or fonts from an
optional font cartridge. Up to 10
new pairs of font IDs and fonts can
be created.
¬C00 - Black
¬C01 - Blue
¬C02 - Red
The following example assumes
an HP 4Si is connected to the PQ-8P
and the default font is specified as
font 11. The font ID 11 represents
the font Courier 10 CPI. If you want
to change the default font but
maintain the font ID 11, simply
assign a new font to font ID 11 (for
example, Courier bold 10 CPI).
This is done by sending the Host/PC
download command
&%Z21,0,11(<(12U<(s0p10h12v0s3b
4099T) to the printer. Font ID 11
has now been redefined as Courier
bold 10 CPI. Consult the printer’s
user’s guide for the information
needed to write the string.
¬C03 - Magenta
¬C04 - Green
¬C05 - Turquoise/Cyan
¬C06 - Yellow
¬C07 - White
¬C08 - Black
¬C09 - Dark Blue
¬C10 - Orange
¬C11 - Purple
¬C12 - Dark Green
¬C13 - Dark Turquoise
¬C14 - Mustard
¬C15 - Grey
¬C16 - Brown
For example, to print the word
“red” in the color red in the
following sentence, type:
In the same manner, personalized
font IDs can be assigned to printer
resident fonts or to fonts from an
optional font cartridge. These fonts
can then be called up by using the
newly assigned font ID, the same way
the standard printer resident fonts
are called up.
This prints ¬C02red¬C00 in red.
Alternately, you can select a color
through the Typestyle/color menu
of Office Version/400 (V3R1 or
later). This menu is accessed by
selecting F20 (Format Options), 1
(Document Options), 1 (Document
Format), and finally 3
User defined fonts cannot be used
with the ¬F font change commands.
(Typestyle/color).
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You can also create one or more
additional colors using the User-
Defined String feature described in
Section 6.2.
NOTE
The first 30 (preceding the
value 61) identifies the
amount of red of the color.
Values can range from 0 (hex
30) to 255 (hex 32 35 35).
The second 30 (preceding
the value 62) identifies the
amount of green. The third
30 (preceding the value 63)
identifies the amount of blue
you are adding to the color.
The color of your choice is
created by mixing these
three colors (red, blue,
green). The number 31
(preceding the value 69)
assigns your customized
color the value 1. The
second 31 (preceding the
value 52) calls up this
number again and prints it.
To print a customized color, you
need to follow these steps:
1.
2.
3.
Set up a color palette.
Define the color.
Print the color.
For detailed information on this
process, consult HP’s PCL5 Color
Technical Reference Manual. Here
is a quick overview of how to define
and print colors using the User-
Defined Command String feature.
1. To set up a color palette, send
the following string to the
printer (using the Host/PC
download command 04).
3. Once you have sorted the
color command strings in the
interface’s memory as described
above, you can switch to the
defined color any time by simply
inserting the commands &%U0
(to set up the color palette) and
&%U1 (to print the color) in the
data stream.
&%Z04,0(1B 2A 76 36 57 00 00 08
08 08)
NOTE
The &%Z04,0(...) stores the
actual command string (1B
2A ...) in the interface and
assigns it the macro
identifier U0.
2. To define and print a color,
send the following string to the
printer:
&%Z04,1(1B 2A 76 30 61 30 62 30
63 31 69 31 53).
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Example:
6.5 Printing Bar Codes
When generating bar codes on an
IBM AS/400 or S/3X, the PQ-8 must
be attached to a PCL laser printer
and emulate an IBM 3812-1 printer,
or to a dot-matrix printer operating
in either Epson or IBM Proprinter
mode and emulate an IBM 4214 or
5224/25/56 printer.
1. To define the color red and
store the customized “red”
command in the interface under
the macro name U3 type the
following:
&%Z04,0(1B 2A 76 36 57 00 00 08
08 08)
[This string sets up the color
palette.]
The following applies to printing
bar codes on laser printers as well as
on dot-matrix printers, unless
specified otherwise.
&%Z04,3(1B 2A 76 32 35 35 61 30
62 30 63 31 69 31 53)
[This command defines and prints
the color red. Notice that the
defined color consists of red (255)
only. Green and blue components
have been given the value 0 (hex
30).]
Using the bar-code feature, the
following bar codes can be easily
printed:
Table 6-1. Bar Codes.
2. To print the word “red” in this
sentence red, type:
Type
1
Bar Code
To print the word&%U0
&%U3”red”¬C08 in this sentence
red, type:
Code 3 of 9
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
POSTNET
UPC A
2
NOTE
The ¬C08 in the above
example returns the print
color back to black.
3
4
5
6
EAN 8
7
EAN 13
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To print any of these bar codes,
use the following format:
<width>: Specifies the width of a
bar-code module. A module is
defined as a specific combination of
bars and spaces used to represent a
human-readable character.
¬B<type>,<height>,<width>,
<hr>,<chkd>,<ast>,<data>¬B
The bar-code command string
must contain all of these parameters,
even if the parameter is irrelevant
for the type of bar code being
printed. For example, POSTNET
comes in only one size, so, any
height or width specifications are
ignored. But the parameters for
height and width must be included
anyway.
By changing the width parameter,
you can determine the width of the
module and the thickness of the bars
and spaces.
Width parameters can range from
1 to 9.
To determine the total length of
the bar code, simply multiply the
module length (found in the table
on the following page) by the
¬B: Identifies the strings as a bar
code command string. ¬B must be
placed at the beginning and at the
end of the string.
number of bar-code characters.
NOTE
Be aware that the table gives
rounded values only.
<type>: Specifies the bar code type
according to Table 6-1.
Example: Using Code 3 of 9, you
want to bar code the word
<height>: Specifies the height of the
bar code. Height is expressed in
multiples of 2.5 mm (approximately
1/10 inch). The height of the bar
code can range from 1 (2.5 mm) to
9 (22.5 mm) inclusive.
“PRINTERS.” Assume the PQ-8 also
generates a check digit and the
start/stop characters. Setting the
width parameter to 2 will yield a total
bar code length of approximately 4
cm or about 1-1/2 inches.
Height values are ignored if a
POSTNET bar code is being printed,
since POSTNET uses one standard
height. However, a valid value (1-9)
must be entered for the height
parameter to ensure the bar-code
command string is complete.
Number of characters: 11 (8 letters
(PRINTERS) + 2 start/stop
characters + 1 check digit)
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Module width (from Table 6-2):
3.6 mm (0.14 inches).Calculation:
11 x 3.6 mm = 39.6 mm = 3.96 cm;
or 11 x .14 in = 1.54 inches.
Table 6-2. Module Width in mm (inches): PCL Laser.
Width
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Code 3
of 9
2.6
(.1)
3.6
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.4
9.4
10.4
(.14)
(.18)
(.22)
(.25)
(.29)
(.33) (.37) (.41)
Code
128
2.2
3.1
3.9
4.7
5.6
6.4
7.3
8.1
8.9
(.09) (.12)
(.15)
(.19)
(.22)
(.25)
(.29) (.32) (.35)
Inter-
2.3 3.2
4
4.9
5.8
6.6
7.5
(.3)
8.4
9.3
leaved 2 (.09) (.12)
of 5
(.16)
(.19)
(.23)
(.26)
(.33) (.36)
Postnet
5.7 (.23)
EAN-13 1.5
2
2.5
(.1)
3.1
3.6
4.2
4.7
5.2
5.8
(.06) (.08)
(.12)
(.14)
(.16)
(.18) (.20) (.23)
EAN-8
UPC A
1.7
2.3
2.9
3.6
4.2
4.8
5.4
6.1
6.7
(.07) (.09)
(.11)
(.14)
(.16)
(.19)
(.21) (.24) (.26)
1.6
2.2
2.8
3.4
4
4.6
5.2
(.2)
5.8
6.4
(.06) (.08)
(.11)
(.13)
(.16)
(.18)
(.23) (.25)
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Table 6-3. Module width in mm (inches): Epson or IBM Proprinter
Dot-Matrix.
Width
1
2
3
Code 3 of 9
2.7
5.4
8.1
(.11)
(.22)
(.32)
Code 128
2.5
(.1)
5
7.6
(.3)
(.2)
Interleaved 2
of 5
2.2
(.9)
4.4
6.6
(.18)
(.26)
POSTNET
EAN 13
6.5 (.25)
1.5
3.1
4.6
(.06)
(.12)
(.18)
EAN 8
UPC A
1.8
3.6
5.5
(.07)
(.14)
1.8
3.6
5.5
(.07)
(.14)
(.21)
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Width parameters are ignored
when printing POSTNET bar codes,
since POSTNET uses one standard
width. However, a valid value (1-9)
must be entered for the width
generated or manually added. This
parameter only applies to bar-code
type Code 3 of 9. For all other bar-
code types, the start/stop characters
are automatically generated by the
PQ-8 and input for the <ast>
parameter is ignored. However,
one of the following values must
be entered to ensure the bar-code
command string is complete and
valid. The options for the <ast>
parameter are:
parameter to ensure the bar code
command string is complete.
<hr>: Identifies whether human-
readables are printed or not.
Human-readables are printed
underneath the bar code. Valid
values are:
0 = Do not automatically add
start/stop characters.
1 = Automatically add start/stop
characters.
0 = Do not print human-readables.
1 = Print human-readables.
<chkd>: Indicates whether the PQ-8
automatically calculates and causes
a check digit to be printed. The
following bar codes require a check
digit, so, the PQ-8 automatically
generates and adds a check digit to
NOTE
If value 0 is selected, you
must
manually
enter
start/stop
characters
(asterisks) together with the
data. Failure to add the
asterisks will cause an
invalid bar code to be
printed (i.e. a bar code
without start/stop char-
acters). If human-readables
are being printed, the
asterisks will also print as
human-readables.
the bar-code data:
Code 128,
POSTNET, UPC A, EAN 8, EAN 13
If any of the bar codes listed above
has been selected, the <chkd>
selection is ignored by the PQ-8.
However, one of the following values
must be entered to ensure the bar-
code command string is complete
and valid. The options for the
<chkd> parameter are:
If value 1 is selected, you
must not add asterisks as
start/stop characters to the
data. Failure to omit
asterisks will cause an
invalid bar code to be
printed (i.e. a bar code with a
start/stop character pair in
0 = Do not calculate and add a check
digit.
1 = Calculate and add a check digit
to the bar code data.
the beginning and
a
<ast>: Specifies whether start/stop
characters are automatically
start/stop character pair in
the end.)
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3. Spaces in the bar-code
command string are invalid
and will lead to the same
result as mentioned in Step
2.
<data>: The data to be printed as a
bar code. Some bar codes require a
certain number of characters.
Others only allow alphanumeric or
numeric characters. Before the PQ-8
processes the data string, it will
check the complete data string and
verify that it is valid. This is why the
¬B at the end is so important. If an
invalid data string has been entered,
the PQ-8 will print “Invalid Data” in
the place of the bar code.
4. If invalid data (either too
many characters or the
wrong type of characters) is
entered, the PQ-8 will print
the
error
message:
** Invalid Data **
5. Allow for sufficient vertical
spacing when printing text
data beneath the bar code.
NOTES
For example, when the bar code
command sting is entered on line 1
of the document with a bar code
height specified as 5 (approximately
1/2 inch or 3 lines at 6 LPI), and
text is then entered on line 2 as
follows,
1. Valid values must be
entered for each of the
parameters specified above,
even if the parameter is
irrelevant for the type of bar
code being printed.
2. If an invalid parameter
value (other than invalid
data) has been entered, the
PQ-8 will process the bar-
code command up to that
point and then reject any
information it receives after
the incorrect value.
¬B5,7,1,0,0,0,1234567890¬B
This data overrun by barcode
this will cause the bar code to
overlap the text in the second line:
For example, a bar-code
command string has been
entered, however, an invalid
<hr> value of 3 has been
specified.
¬B2,6,6,3,0,0,code128_B
The PQ-8 would cause all
characters after the invalid
value 3 to be printed:
,0,0,code128
This
helps
quickly
identify where the mistake
occurred.
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This data overrun by barcode
Figure 6-1. Bar Code Overlapping Text.
To avoid overlapping bar codes
OVERVIEW AND EXAMPLES
with text, always allow for sufficient
vertical line spacing (by adding line
feeds, for example) to accommodate
the height of the bar code.
The examples shown on the
following pages give an overview of
the supported bar code types. Note
that the “maximum number of data
characters” does not include
start/stop characters and check
digits.
6. When text data is entered to the
right of the bar-code command
sting, the printed text will
appear immediately to the right
of where the bar-code print
ends.
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Code 3 of 9
Maximum number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
30
0-9
A-Z
space ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) + , - . / : ; <
= > ? @
Example: ¬B1,4,1,1,1,1,0123456789¬B
0123456789
Figure 6-2. Code 3 of 9.
POSTNET
Maximum number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
30
0-9
N/A
N/A
Example: ¬B4,1,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B
0123456789
Figure 6-3. POSTNET.
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UPC A
Required number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
10
0-9
N/A
N/A
Example: ¬B5,5,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B
0 01234 56789 5
Figure 6-4. UPC A.
EAN 8
Required number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
7
0-9
N/A
N/A
Example: ¬B6,3,1,1,1,0,1234567¬B
1234 5670
Figure 6-5. EAN 8.
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EAN 13
Required number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
12
0-9
N/A
Example: ¬B7,3,1,1,1,0,012345678912¬B
0 123456 789128
Figure 6-6. EAN 13.
Interleaved 2 of 5
Maximum number of data characters:
Valid numeric characters:
Valid alphanumeric characters:
Valid other characters:
30
0-9
N/A
N/A
Example: ¬B3,3,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B
0123456789
Figure 6-7. Interleaved 2 of 5.
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NOTE
Since Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols are created from data-character pairs,
the number to be encoded must have an even number of digits. If an odd
number of data characters (including the optional check digit) is entered,
the PQ-8 adds a “0” to the beginning of the bar code. If an even number
of data characters (including the optional check digit) is entered, the PQ-
8 prints the bar code exactly as it is input.
Code 128
Code 128 has three unique character subsets (code A, B, and C) shown in the
table on the following pages. When entering data representing Code 128 bar
code, follow these two steps:
1. Define which code set you want to use: type “A” to represent code A;
type “B” to represent Code B; and type “C” to represent code C.
2. If you are using code set B, enter the data characters directly. The ~
character and other special characters are represented by the Symbol
Character Value found in the left column of Table 6-4.
If you are using code set A or C, enter the Symbol Character Value found
in the left column of the table. Each character is represented by two digits
or a ~ followed by a digit. For example, to bar code the
character “&” using Code Set A, type 06.
Maximum number of data characters:
Valid characters:
30 (includes special characters)
Differs with selected code set, see
Table 6-4.
Example: ¬B2,3,2,1,1,0,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ¬B
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Figure 6-8. Code 128.
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To show how multiple character sets are used, study the following data
string. Height, width and other parameters were omitted in this example to
focus your attention on the data string. Please note that this example is for
illustration purposes only, and is not a recommended way of bar coding. The
following data string is a fairly complex way of bar coding “10PQ-810”.
¬B2,...,A1716~6PQ-8~510¬B
A:
selects code set A
17:
16:
~6:
PQ-8:
~5:
10:
selects the number “1” from code set A
selects the number “0” from code set A
switches from code set A to code set B
selects the characters “PrintBoxes” from code set B
switches from code set B to code set C
selects the number “10” from code set C
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Table 6-4. Symbol Character Value and Data Character.
Symbol
Character
Value
Data Character
Code B
Code A
Code C
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
SP
!
SP
!
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
“
“
#
$
%
&
‘
#
$
%
&
‘
(
(
)
)
*
*
+
.
+
.
-
-
.
.
/
/
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
;
;
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Table 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character Value and Data Character.
Symbol
Character
Value
Data Character
Code B
Code A
Code C
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
<
<
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
=
=
>
>
?
?
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
G
H
I
J
J
K
L
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
U
V
W
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Table 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character Value and Data Character.
Symbol
Character
Value
Data Character
Code B
Code A
Code C
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
X
X
Y
Z
[
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
Y
Z
[
\
\
]
]
^
^
_
`
_
NUL
SOH
STX
ETX
EOT
ENQ
ACK
BEL
BS
HT
LF
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
VT
FF
k
l
CR
So
m
n
o
p
q
r
SI
DLE
DC1
DC2
DC3
s
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Table 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character Value and Data Character.
Symbol
Character
Value
Data Character
Code B
Code A
Code C
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
~0
~1
~2
~3
~4
~5
~6
~7
~8
DC4
t
84
NAK
SYN
ETB
u
85
v
86f
87
w
CAN
EM
x
88
y
89
SUB
ESC
FS
z
90
{
91
|
92
GS
}
93
RS
~
94
US
DEL
FNC3
FNC2
SHIFT
CODE C
FNC4
CODE A
FNC1
95
FNC3
FNC2
SHIFT
CODE C
CODE B
FNC4
FNC1
96
97
98
99
CODE B
CODE A
FNC1
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6.6.1 I-O GRAPHICS
OVERVIEW
Table 6-5 is an overview of the I-O
Graphics Language (IOGL)
command strings and a brief
description of the parameters
used in the IOGL strings.
L
ANGUAGE™
6.6 I-O Graphics Language™
™
The I-O Graphics Language
™
(IOGL ) allows printing of graphical
elements and charts on PCL5
™
compatible printers. IOGL is
independent of other I-O features,
such as internally generated bar
codes or font change commands.
This means that if an I-O font-
change command is followed by an
IOGL command to rotate text, the
text would print in the specified
font. IOGL is also independent of
regular text data. This allows text
data to be overlaid by a graphical
element, such as a shaded box.
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Table 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language.
Graphical Element
IOGL Command String
Line
Box
¬GL<line width;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>
¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>;
<% shading>
Circles
¬GC<line width>;<x center>;<y center>;<radius>;
<% shading>
Arc
¬GA<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x center>;
<y center>;<angle of rotation>
Shading/Color
Pie Chart
¬GS<# of values>;<color 1>;<% shading 1>;
<color 2>;<% shading 2>;...
¬GP<line width>;<x center>;<y center>;<radius>;<# of
segments>;<segment value 1>;<segment value 2>;...
Bar Chart (Histogram)
¬GH<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x increment>;<y
increment>;<bar width>;<# of entries>;<value 1>;<value
2>;...
Run (Line) Chart
¬GR<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x increment>;
<y increment>;<# of entries>;<value 1>;<value 2>;...
Text Rotation
Comments
¬GT<x start>;<y start>;<angle of rotation>;<’text’>
¬GX<’text’>
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Table 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language.
Parameter
Description
Units of
Measurement
Valid
Values
’text’
text to be rotated or to be
included in the IOGL program
as a comment
N/A
any
printable
character
% shading
percentage of shading
percentage
each
0-100,
integers
# of
number of segments to be
printed in pie chart
1 to 9,
segments
integers
# of
number of values to be printed
in bar or run (line) chart
each
1 to 12,
integers
entries
angle of
rotation
angle of rotation of arc or text
degrees
arc: 0 to
360,
integers
text: 0, 90,
180, 270
bar width
color n
width of a bar in a bar chart
n/300 inch
positive
integers
color code to select color
color command 00 to 16
numbers
of pie or bar chart segments
line width
width of any printed line (in line,
box, arc, circle, chart)
mm
any positive
number
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Table 6-5 (continued). IOGL Graphics Language.
Parameter
Description
Units of
Measurement
Valid
Values
radius
radius of a circle or pie chart
n/300 inch
integer
positive
integers
segment
value n
value to be represented by a
pie chart segment
0 to 100
value n
a value to be represented by a
bar in a bar chart or a point in
a line chart
any positive
integer
any positive
integer
x start
x coordinate of start position
for lines and boxes
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
positive
integers;
incl. 0
x end
x coordinate of end position
for lines and boxes
positive
integers;
incl. 0
x center
x increment
y center
x coordinate of center point of
circle, arc, or pie chart
positive
integers;
incl. 0
horizontal movement before
next bar (bar chart) or value
(run chart) is printed
positive
integers;
incl. 0
y coordinate of center point of
circle, arc, or pie chart
positive
integers;
incl. 0
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Table 6-5 (continued). IOGL Graphics Language.
Parameter
Description
Units of
Measurement
Valid
Values
y start
y coordinate of start position
for lines and boxes
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
n/300 inch
positive
integers;
incl. 0
y end
y coordinate of end position
for lines and boxes
positive
integers;
incl. 0
y increment
height of one unit of the value
to be printed in bar or run (line)
chart
positive
integers;
incl. 0
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6.6.2 HELPFUL HINTS
1. All xy values (start, end, center,
increment) are measured in
n/300 of an inch. The origin of
the xy coordinate system is the
top left hand corner of the
printable area of the page (see
Figure 6-9).
The printable area of the page
may vary with the printer model
and paper size being used. Refer
to your printer’s user’s guide for
specific information.
Physical Page
X
Physical Page
X,Y
X
origin
(0,0)
Printable Area
X,Y
origin
(0,0)
Printable Area
X
X
Y
Y
Figure 6-9. XY Coordinate System on the Page.
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2. The complete command string
must be entered as shown below.
Incomplete command strings
and command strings with
invalid values (such as spaces)
will cause the PQ-8 to print the
string at the place where the
error occurred.
4. Do not enter numeric values
with commas (for example,
50,000). The printer interface
will interpret the “ ,” to be the
end of the parameter (so that,
for example, 50,000 would be
interpreted as two values: value 1
= 50, value 2 = 000).
For example, a line command
string has been entered.
International users should also
be aware that a decimal value
used to specify line width (in
mm) such as “1,5” (i.e. 1 1/2) is
also interpreted as two separate
values (i.e. value 1 = 1, value 2 =
5). To enter a valid decimal line
width use the period “.” (i.e. 1.5
mm).
However, an invalid <x start>
value has been specified.
¬GL30;A;1;1;600
The PQ-8 would cause all
characters, including the invalid
value “A” to be printed:
6.6.3 BASIC DESCRIPTION
Lines—¬GL<line width>;<x start>;<y
start>;<x end>;<y end>
A;1;1;600
3. As an alternative to using the
semicolon “;” as a separator
between parameters, you may
also enter a comma “,” or a
forward slash “/”.
Draws a line from the specified xy
start to xy end. <Line width> is
specified in mm.
For example: ¬GL2;100;0;100;600
draws a 2 mm wide, vertical (<x
start> = <x end>) line of 2 inches in
length (<y-end> - <y-start> =
600/300” = 2”) (Figure 6-10)
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X,Y start
(100,0)
2 inches
X,Y end
(100,600)
Figure 6-10. Example of Line.
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Boxes—¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y
start>;<x end>;<y end>;<%
shading>6
For example:
¬GB2;300;300;600;600;30 draws a
box with 2 mm wide border and 30%
shading (Figure 6-11)
Draws a box from the specified xy
start to the xy end. The box cannot
be rotated. <line width> is specified
in mm; <% shading> can range from
0 to 100.
X,Y start
(300,300)
Line width = 2mm
X,Y end
(600,600)
30% shading
Figure 6-11. Example of Box.
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Circle—¬GC<line width>;<x
center>;<y center>;<radius>;<%
shading>
NOTE
To avoid cutting off part of
the circle, make sure that the
radius and the x,y center
values are such that the
complete circle will fit into
the printable area of the
page.
Draws a circle with the specified
radius (in n/300 inches) and line
width (in mm) around the xy center.
For example: ¬GC2;900;2400;300;70
draws a circle with a radius of 1 inch
(300/300 inches) (Figure 6-12)
Line width = 2mm
X
70% shading
X,Y center
(900,2400)
Figure 6-12. Example of Circle.
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Arc—¬GA<line width>;<x start>;<y
start>;<x center>;<y center>;<angle
of rotation>
For example:
¬GA1;500;900;900;900;180 draws an
arc (semi-circle since rotation is 180
degrees) (Figure 6-13)
Draws an arc around the xy center,
starting at xy start and ending when
the angle of rotation is completed.
(Angle is measured from theoretical
line xy center to xy start and rotates
clockwise.)
180°
X,Y center
(900,900)
X,Y start
(500,900)
Figure 6-13. Example of Arc.
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Color/Shading—¬GS<# of
Pie Chart—¬GP<line width>; <x
values>;<color 1>;<% shading
1>;<color 2>;<% shading 2>;...
center>;<y center>;<radius>;<# of
segments>;<segment value
1>;<segment value 2>;....
Defines the color and shading of
the pie-chart and bar-chart
Draws a pie chart around the xy
center with the specified radius (in
n/300 inches), number of segments
(maximum of 9), and segment
values. Segment values are entered
as numerics and converted to
percentages. Segment values can
range from 0 to 100.
segments. The first value entered in
the pie and bar chart commands will
be printed in color 1 with shading 1.
The second value entered in the pie
and bar chart commands will be
printed in color 2 with shading 2.
Colors are entered as numeric
values 0-16 (corresponding to color
command scheme). Shading is
entered as a numeric value from 0-
100 (% of shading). If the attached
printer is not capable of recognizing
PCL color commands, all printing
will be black. Refer to pie and bar
charts for an example.
Each segment will have the color
and/or shading as specified in the
shading command (pie chart value 1
will get color/shading value 1,...).
<line width> is specified in mm. The
first pie segment starts at “9 o’clock,”
meaning on the far left of the circle
(Figure 6-14).
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“9 o’clock”
= starting
point for first
pie segment
Figure 6-14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart.
For example:
¬GS3;01;20;02;50;04;80
¬GP5;900;2400;600;3;10;20;30 draws
a three-segment pie chart. If the
attached printer is a PCL color
printer, the first segment will be blue
(01), the second segment will be red
(02), and the third segment will be
green (04). The segments will be
shaded at 20%, 50%, and 80%
respectively.
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The first segment (value 10) will
be 1/6 of the complete circle
(10/(10+20+30)=10/60=1/6), the
second segment (value 20) will be
2/6 of the complete circle (20/60),
and the third segment will be 3/6 of
the complete circle (Figure 6-15).
Figure 6-15. Segment of Circle.
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Bar Chart (Histogram)—¬GH<line
width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x
increment>;<y increment>;<bar
width>;<# of entries>; <value
1>;<value 2>; ...
bar. Bar-chart values can range from
0 to 3,000. Each bar will have the
color and/or shading as specified in
the shading command (bar 1 is
color/shading value 1,...). A
maximum of 12 bars can be printed.
Draws a bar chart. xy start specifies
the bottom left-hand corner of the
first bar (the origin on the chart’s xy
scale). The x increment specifies
the horizontal movement before the
next bar is printed. The y increment
(in n/300 inches) determines the
height of the bar (multiplied by the
value). The bar width (in n/300
inches) specifies the width of the
For example:
¬GS3;01;20;02;50;04;80
¬GH1;100;2400;300;1;100;3;500;600;
800 draws three bars. If the attached
printer is a PCL color printer, the
first bar will be blue, the second red,
and the third green. The bars will be
shaded 20%, 50%, and 80%
respectively (Figure 6-16).
Line width 5mm
Height =
value times (*)
y increment
X,Y start
(100,2400)
x increment = horizontal distance
between values
Figure 6-16. Bar Chart (Histogram).
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Each bar is 1/3 inch wide
(100/300 inch). The distance from
the left side of one bar to the left
side of the next bar is one inch
(300/300). This allows other bars to
be added through a separate
command.
Run Chart—¬GR<line width>;<x
start>;<y start>;<x increment>;<y
increment>;<# of entries>;<value
1>;<value 2>; ...
Draws a run (line) chart. The xy
start specifies the origin of the
chart’s xy scale (xy axes are not
drawn). The x increment specifies
the horizontal movement before
the next value is printed. The y
increment determines the height of
the line (multiplied by the value).
Bar 1 will be 1 2/3 inches (500 x
1/300 inch) high, bar 2 will be two
inches high (600 x 1/300 inch), and
bar 3 will be 2 2/3 inches high (800
x 1/300 inch).
For example:
NOTE
¬GR3;900;2400;150;1;5;100;300;200;
500;400 draws a run (line) chart
(Figure 6-17).
The y-increment determines
the scaling. Only integers
(i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are valid.
If you are charting sales
figures in thousands of
dollars, the y-increment
should be small (for
example, 1). If you are
charting the number of
customer complaints per
period the y-increment
should be high (for example,
100 or more). Be aware that
the bar height must not
exceed the total printable
area of the page.
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Value 1 = 100
Value 2 = 300
Value 3 = 200
Value 4 = 500
Value 5 = 400
4
2
5
1
3
1/3 inch = 100
(value) x 1
(y increment)
÷ 300/inch
Line width 5mm
X,Y start
x,y start (900,2400)
(900,2400)
x increment = horizontal
distance between values
Figure 6-17. Run (Line) Chart.
NOTE
The y-increment determines
the scaling. Only integers (1,
2, 3, 4, etc.) are valid. If you
are charting sales figures in
thousands of dollars, the y-
increment should be small
(for example, 1). If you are
charting the number of
customer complaints per
period the y-increment
should be high (for example,
100 or more).
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Text—¬GT<x start>;<y start>;<angle
For example:
of rotation>;<'text'>
¬GT1000;1000;90;'TEXT' prints the
word “TEXT” in the active font with
90-degree rotation (Figure 6-18).
Prints the text (“text”) in the
active font, with the specified
rotation and specified xy start. Text
will be rotated counterclockwise.
X,Y start
90°
TEXT
x,y start
Figure 6-18. Text.
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Comments—¬GX<'text'>
2. Determine the printable area of
the page.
Allows text to be added to IOGL
commands for documentation.
Comments will not print out.
3. Determine the positioning of the
graphical elements relative to
the top left-hand corner of the
printable area.
For example: ¬GX’Pie chart with 3
elements’ can be used to document
an IOGL pie chart command.
4. PCL color printer only:
Determine the order in which
to print the graphical elements.
The lines of the last IOGL
6.7 I-O Graphics Language™ (IOGL)
in Action
element will overlap (and cover)
the previous IOGL elements.
6.7.1 GENERAL STEPS
I-O Graphics Language (IOGL) can
5. Design the graphical output,
one element at a time.
™
be used in many different ways. It
can enhance the appearance of
standard host reports through a few
simple graphical elements such as
lines, boxes, and circles; or it can
be used to present pertinent data
through charts. IOGL can even be
used to create sophisticated elec-
tronic forms. However, progra-
mming with IOGL follows the
ame general steps:
6. Link the graphical output
with your host application.
6.7.2 TUTORIAL
The following example (Figure
6-19) shows how multiple IOGL
elements interact to create a bar
chart.
1. Determine which IOGL
elements are needed to create
the desired output. (For
example, the bar chart in Figure
6-19 uses four different IOGL
elements.)
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SALES CALLS PER DAY
Week of:
March 24, 1995
# OF CALLS
40
BOYD
GARY
SHAWN
30
20
10
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
WEEKDAY
Figure 6-19. Bar Chart.
blank sheet of paper. All
1. Following the above mentioned
general steps, we first
determined the makeup of this
bar chart. The example consists
of four IOGL elements: bar
charts, lines, boxes, and text.
references to distances are made
in respect to the printable page,
not the actual physical page.
Refer to Figure 6-9.
3. Determine where the chart
should be placed (always in
relation to the top left-hand
corner of the printable area).
In the example, the bar chart
is on the bottom half of a letter-
size page. The origin of the chart
is one inch away from the left
margin and 10 inches away from
the top margin (Figure 6-20).
2. To determine the printable area
of the paper, we printed a box
using 0;0 as the x;y starting
coordinates. This was done by
typing ¬GB1;0;0;300;300;50 on
the screen and sending it to the
printer. The top left corner of
the printed box marks the top
left corner of the printable area
of the page. For reference, we
drew the printable area on the
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Approximate
Area of
Bar Chart
1 inch
5 inches
Origin of Chart
Figure 6-20. Placement of Bar Chart.
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Next, determine the
¬GH<line width>;<x start>;<y
approximate maximum height
and width of the chart. In the
example, 40 was the expected
maximum number of calls. We
chose to represent 10 calls by
one inch, resulting in a total
maximum height of four inches
(not including the title and
subtitle.) Similarly, each day
was represented by one inch,
resulting in a total maximum
width of five inches (not
start>;<x increment>;<y
increment>;<bar width>;<# of
entries>;<value 1>;<value 2>; ...
The bar chart shown in Figure
6-16 was created using the following
parameters:
Bar Chart Boyd
Shading/Color: Boyd’s calls were
plotted for each day of the business
week, so the number of values is five.
Since we printed to a black-and-
white laser printer, the color
parameters were irrelevant. The
shading was set to 10%.
including the space needed
for the label “WEEKDAY”).
4. If the chart is being printed on a
black-and-white PCL printer, the
order in which these elements
are created is irrelevant.
However, if you are printing
on a PCL color printer, the lines
of the last element will always
overlay (and cover) the element
previously printed. In the
example, the elements creating
the x- and y-axes should be
entered last when printing on
a PCL color printer.
Bar Chart (Histogram): The line
width was set to 1 mm. The x;y-start
parameters defined the bottom left
corner of the bar which is identical
with the origin of the chart.
Remember that the origin was one
inch from the left margin, and 10
inches from the top margin of the
printable area. The resulting values
were 300 (=1 inch x 300/inch) for
<x start> and 3000 (= 10 inches x
300/inch) for <y start.>.
5. Create the separate IOGL
elements based on the order
determined in Step 4. In the
example, the bar charts were
created first. Recall the IOGL
formula for the bar chart and
the preceding shading/color
command string:
The bar representing Boyd’s calls
for Tuesday was to be printed one
inch to the right of Monday’s bar.
The resulting <x increment> was
300 (= 1 inch x 300/inch). Since
the maximum height of a bar was
specified at four inches, the resulting
value for <y increment> was 30 (= 4
inches/40 max. calls x 300/inch).
¬GS<# of values>;<color 1>;<%
shading 1>;<color 2>;<% shading
2>;...
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To aid in readability, extra space
was left between the last bar of day
one and the first bar of the next day.
To determine the <bar width>,
divide the available one inch (<x
increment>) into four equal sections
(three bars and one space). The
resulting value was 75 (= 300/4).
Next, count the <# of entries> (5)
and enter the respective values. The
parameters are:
Bar Chart Shawn
Shawn’s bar chart was to be printed
directly to the right of Gary’s. The
resulting horizontal starting position
<x start> was:
375
+ 75
450
(Gary’s)
(Bar width)
The parameters are:
¬GX'bar chart Boyd'
¬GS5;01;10;01;10;01;10;01;10;01;10
¬GH1;300;3000;300;30;75;5;30;34;39;
37;28
¬GX'bar chart Shawn'
¬GS5;04;50;04;50;04;50;04;50;04;50
¬GH1;450;3000;300;30;75;5;15;16;21;
20;13
Bar Chart Gary
6.7.3 X- AND Y-AXES
The bars representing Gary’s calls
were to be printed directly to the
right of Boyd’s. The resulting
The x-axis (Weekday) and the y-axis
(# of calls), along with the
increments, were created through a
series of separate lines. Notice that
the line width of the axis is the same
as the line width of the bars. The
parameters are shown below:
horizontal start value <x start> was:
300
+ 75
375
(Boyd’s)
(Bar width)
¬GX'X-Axis with increments'
¬GL1;300;3000;1850;3000
¬GL.5;600;3000;600;3019
¬GL.5;900;3000;900;3019
¬GL.5;1200;3000;1200;3019
¬GL.5;1500;3000;1500;3019
¬GL.5;1800;3000;1800;3019
With the exception of the actual
calls, the other parameters for Gary’s
bar chart were identical to Boyd’s.
The parameters are:
¬GX'bar chart Gary'
¬GS5;02;75;02;75;02;75;02;75;02;75
¬GH1;375;3000;300;30;75;5;35;36;38;
39;31
¬GC'Y-Axis with increments'
¬GL1;300;3000;300;1750
¬GL.5;281;2700;300;2700
¬GL.5;281;2400;300;2400
¬GL.5;281;2100;300;2100
¬GL.5;281;1800;300;1800
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6.7.4 LABELS/TITLE/SUBTITLE/LEGEND
6.8 Linking Graphical Output to a
Host Application
There are several ways to link the
graphical output to a host
application. One method is to simply
add the IOGL commands to the
application code. This means that
whenever the application is used and
sent to the printer, the IOGL
commands are also sent.
All text was created through text
rotation command strings. Text was
always printed in the selected font.
In the example, Universe Medium
was used in different point sizes
(¬Q...). The legend consists of three
separate boxes followed by text
rotation commands. The parameters
are shown below:
¬GX'Font Change Command'
¬Q4808
Another method is to design a
separate subroutine that sends the
IOGL output to the printer as a
macro. The IOGL macro will only be
sent to the printer once and resides
in the printer’s active memory until
the printer is powered down. The
application code requires only a
macro call and does not require the
complete graphic to be downloaded
when a report is printed.
¬GX'Labels X-Axis'
¬GT300;3100;0;'Monday'
¬GT600;3100;0;'Tuesday'
¬GT900;3100;0;'Wednesday'
¬GT1200;3100;0;'Thursday'
¬GT1500;3100;0;'Friday'
¬GT1800;3100;0;'WEEKDAY'
¬GX'Labels Y-Axis'
¬GT200;2700;0;'10'
¬GT200;2400;0;'20'
¬GT200;2100;0;'30'
¬GT200;1800;0;'40'
To store the IOGL output as a
printer macro, begin the IOGL
routine with a PCL command that
begins a macro by typing: ¬E&f#y0X
¬GX'Legend (boxes with text)'
¬GT200;1650;0;'# OF CALLS'
¬GB1;1700;1650;1750;1700;10
¬GT1760;1700;0;' = BOYD'
¬GB1;1700;1750;1750;1800;75
¬GT1760;1800;0;' = GARY'
For the # symbol, substitute a
number that identifies the macro.
Make sure this command precedes
all IOGL commands. Also, be aware
that PCL is case-sensitive.
At the end of the IOGL routine,
stop the macro and save it
¬GB1;1700;1850;1750;1900;50
¬GT1760;1900;0;' = SHAWN'
permanently (until the printer is
powered down) in the printer’s
memory. To end the macro, type:
¬E&f#y1X
¬GX;'Font Change Command'
¬Q4813
¬GX'Title'
¬GT500;1500;0;'SALES CALLS PER
DAY'
To save the macro permanently
(until the printer is powered down)
type: ¬E&f#y10X. Store this macro in
the printer’s memory by “printing” it.
¬GX'Font Change Command'
¬Q4808
¬GX'Subtitle'
¬GT600;1550;0;'Week of:'
¬GT900;1550;0;'March 24, 1995'
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A call for this macro can be used
in your application by embedding
the following PCL command in the
application code: ¬E&f#y3X
the image is to be printed. Please
refer to the documentation supplied
with the cartridge or SIMM for
instructions on how to store an
image.
Another command that can be
used to prevent overloading the
printer’s memory is ¬E&f#y8X. This
command deletes the macro ID #
that currently resides in the printer’s
memory.
Generally, a macro stored in non-
volatile memory is called up by
sending the command ¬E&f#y3X,
where # is the macro ID.
A PCL command used to
reposition the stored image on a
page is ¬E&l#u#Z, where the first #
(l#u) specifies the “Left Offset
Registration” or horizontal
movement in n/720 inch and the
second # (#Z) specifies the “Top
Offset Registration” or vertical
movement of the image in
n/720 inch.
6.9 Printing Images From The Host
It is often advantageous to include
images such as company logos or
signatures with printed output.
Logos and other images can be
stored on printer cartridges or
“Flash” SIMMs, offered through the
printer manufacturer or various
third-party vendors. While the
process of loading the cartridge or
SIMM differs, the final result is the
same. The stored image is assigned
a macro ID number that must be
called up by the application when
The repositioning command must
precede the macro call. To return to
the original position, type ¬E&l0u0Z
immediately after the macro call.
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7. Troubleshooting
If you need to ship the PQ-8, use
the original carton and packaging to
prevent damage.
This chapter provides instructions
for performing diagnostic tests on
the PQ-8. It also contains a problem
resolution guide that describes
common problems with the PQ-8 or
the printer and their solutions. If
you are unable to solve a problem by
following the procedures outlined in
this chapter, call for technical
support.
7.1 PQ-8 Self-Test
Verify proper installation and
configuration of the PQ-8 by
performing a PQ-8 self-test. The self-
test prints out the current software
version, memory condition (RAM
and ROM), and configuration
selections.
Before calling, verify that the
PQ-8 is installed correctly and that
its configuration settings are correct,
perform the appropriate diagnostic
tests outlined in this chapter, and
have the following information
ready:
NOTE
If you are operating a label
printer put the printer in
ASCII hex dump mode, then
follow
the
self-test
instructions below. If the
label printer starts printing,
the PQ-8 has passed the
self-test. To obtain a printout
of the current settings,
connect the PQ-8 to a laser
or dot-matrix printer.
• Printer and PQ-8 self-test
printouts
• Model number and serial
number of the PQ-8
• Description of the problem
• Results of diagnostic tests
The self-test can be started
through Host/PC download
command 98.
• Type of host system or controller
Follow the steps below to start the
self-test from your PC or terminal.
You may also need to print an
EBCDIC hex dump by enabling the
EBCDIC Hex Dump option through
the PQ-8’s configuration switches.
This causes all printing to be in
hexadecimal EBCDIC code, just as
it’s received from the host, to help
in tracing problems.
1. Verify that the printer is
connected properly to the PQ-8
and in “Ready” mode.
2. Type “&%Z98,1” on the screen.
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3. Send that command to the
printer (press the Print Screen
Button or print the
document/file that contains the
Host/PC download command).
The self-test will print out in a
few seconds.
Two self-test pages will print if the
PQ-8 is installed properly. Sample
printouts are shown beginning on
page 17. The selections shown in
the samples are factory defaults.
The numbers at the left margin are
command numbers used to change
this setting using Host/PC download
commands (see Section 4.3).
Follow the steps below to start the
self-test by setting the configuration
switches.
If the test does not print, the
PQ-8 failed the self-test. Call for
technical support.
1. Verify that the printer is
connected properly to the
PQ-8.
7.2 EBCDIC Hex Dump
2. Power off the printer interface.
The PQ-8 can be set up to print the
buffer in hexadecimal EBCDIC
code. This can be useful for a
technician to diagnose problems
with the PQ-8 or the printer.
3. Set configuration switch SW1:8
(far right on the first switch
bank) to “|”. Verify that
configuration switches SW1:1
through SW1:3 are not all set to
“|”, but are set to a valid Twinax
Address.
The EBCDIC hex data is printed
on a grid corresponding to the
data’s position in the buffer. If the
hex data represents a printable
character, that character is printed
below the hex data.
4. Power on the PQ-8. A self-test
will print within a few seconds
after power up. After the self-test
prints, the LED lights “Host
Ready” and “Printer Ready” will
begin blinking, indicating that
the PQ-8 is not in operating
mode.
To start the EBCDIC Hex Dump
through Host/PC Download:
1. Verify that the printer is
connected properly to the
PQ-8.
5. Power off the PQ-8 and return
configuration switch SW1:8 to
the “o” position.
2. Type “&%Z42,1” on the screen.
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3. Send the command to the
printer (press the Print Screen
Button or print the
7.3 ASCII Hex Dump
The PQ-8 can be set up to print the
buffer in hexadecimal ASCII code.
This differs from the EBCDIC hex
dump in that the buffer is first
translated into ASCII code before it
is printed. This can be useful to
diagnose problems with the PQ-8 or
the printer. The ASCII Hex Dump
can only be started through the PQ-
8’s configuration switches. To start
the ASCII Hex Dump:
document/file that contains the
Host/PC download command).
4. To stop the Buffer Hex Dump,
type “&%Z42,2” on the screen,
then send it to the printer (press
the Print Screen Button or print
the document/file that contains
the Host/PC download
command).
Start the EBCDIC Hex Dump from
the PQ-8’s front panel as follows:
1. Locate configuration switches
SW1:4, SW1:5, SW1:6, and SW1:7
on the first switch bank.
1. With configuration switches
SW1:1 through SW1:3 set to a
valid Twinax Address (0-6), set
configuration switch SW1:8 (far
right on the first switch bank) to
“|”. The PQ-8 is now in buffer
print mode.
2. Write down their current
position (“o” or “|”).
3. With the PQ-8 powered on, set
configuration switches SW1:4,
SW1:5, SW1:6, and SW1:7 to “|”.
The PQ-8 is now in ASCII Hex
Dump mode.
2. Return configuration switch
SW1:8 to the “o” position after
printing is completed.
4. To end ASCII Hex Dump mode,
return the switches to their
original position (see Step 2).
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5. Power on the PQ-8. The PQ-8
will start the self-diagnostics
program and repeat it until it is
powered off. After each
completed self-diagnostic, the
PQ-8 will send the following
message to the printer:
7.4 Self-Diagnostics
CAUTION
To avoid damage to your
host system, the host must
be disconnected before
running this test.
TEST SEQUENCE COMPLETE
The PQ-8 can be set up to perform
a complete analysis of its functions.
The PQ-8 transmits data to itself and
then analyzes how that data is
processed. If an error is detected,
an error message is printed on the
printer. Follow the steps below to
perform PQ-8 self-diagnostics.
Because a laser printer will only
print full pages, it will store these
and other messages in the
printer buffer until enough
messages are accumulated to
fill up one page.
6. Power off the PQ-8 to end the
self-diagnostics program.
1. Power off the PQ-8.
2. Disconnect the host adapter
from the PQ-8.
Any error messages are printed
between the “TEST SEQUENCE
COMPLETE” messages.
3. Set configuration switches SW1:1
through SW1:3 and SW1:8 to “|”.
4. Verify that the printer is
connected properly to the PQ-8
and in “Ready” mode.
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Table 7-1. Error Messages.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
Output Timing Error
The twinax output
circuits are not
responding to the
microprocessor as
expected.
A circuit is not
functioning, or a
terminated cable is
not attached to the
PQ-8.
Unexpected Vector
or Improper Byte
Vector
The interrupt handling
process received an
improper interrupt
value.
Initialization problems,
non-functioning circuits,
or microprocessor problems.
Error in Poll
Address X
A poll test was sent to
the indicated address
but was not received
properly.
A terminated cable is not
properly installed, a circuit
is not functioning, or
connections are intermittent.
Incorrect Data on
Poll to Address X
A poll was sent to the
indicated address and
was detected as a poll;
however, the data
Problem with the twinaxial
receiver circuitry.
received was not the
expected data.
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Table 7-1 (continued). Error Messages.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
No Interrupt on Data
A byte of data (not a
poll) was sent and the
receiver circuitry did
not interrupt the
Problems in the receiver
circuitry or problems with the
microprocessor interrupts.
microprocessor.
Output Data
The transmitter timing
is not staying busy for
the proper period.
This indicates an ASIC
failure.
Available Bit Bad
Input Data Available
Bit Bad
The bit signaling that
data was received was
not set as expected.
A properly terminated cable
is not attached, a driver
circuitry failure, a receiver
circuit failure, or an ASIC
failure.
No Interrupt on Bad
Parity or Wrong
Interrupt on Bad
Parity
This test sends a
transmission with the
parity purposely
invalid to test the
proper reaction.
Either no interrupt or
the wrong interrupt
was received in this
test.
This indicates an ASIC
failure.
Interrupt Without
NMI on Poll to
Address X
During a poll test, the
transmission was
received as data, not
as a poll.
This indicates an ASIC
failure.
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Table 7-1 (continued). Error Messages.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
Input Not Indicating
Busy
This is an ASIC
internal test during a
transmission.
This indicates an ASIC failure.
Two Byte Data
Checks Bad
This test verifies
multi-byte data
transmissions for
proper data.
A failure could be caused by
a -5 volt supply problem, a
transmitter circuit failure,
a receiver circuit failure, or an
ASIC failure.
Overflow Counter
Bad
This tests the
This indicates an ASIC
failure.
protection circuit in
the ASIC designed to
prevent a host failure
from over-filling the
PQ-8 buffer and
causing an error
in operation.
Bad Data
A byte of data was
sent and the receiver
circuity interrupted
the microprocessor.
However, when the
data was checked, it
was not the same as
when it was sent.
This indicates a problem with
the twinaxial-circuitry data
paths.
Expecting XX
Received YY
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Error Message
Table 7-1 (continued). Error Messages.
Description
Probable Cause
Parity Error
Detected or Parity
Failure
This error indicates
that the twinaxial
receiver detected a
parity error on
This indicates an error in
the parity generation by the
twinaxial output, a
malfunctioning of the parity
checking circuit of the
twinaxial receiver, or a
poor cable connection.
receiving polls or data.
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7.5 Problem Resolution Guide
Table 7-2 is a general guide to
resolve common problems that may
occur. Please refer to this guide
before contacting technical support.
Table 7-2. Problem Resolution Guide.
Problem or Message
Probable Cause
Action
Host Line Sync LED
is not on when
Host is not
Make sure the host is
configured for a printer
properly configured for the
connected to the host at the address specified printer.
Host is not operating
Check host system.
Damaged or improper
cabling
Check host cabling for
damage or improper
connection.
Twinax cable
Make sure the prior device
is not terminated (some PC
emulator cards may terminate
mid-line).
improperly terminated
Twisted pair cabling
is not attached to an
“active” or boosted
hub
Activate Star Panel Overdrive
(front panel or host/PC
download command 20).
Host Line Sync LED
blinks on and off
Address conflict with
another twinax device
on the cable
Make sure no other devices
on this cable have the same
address.
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Table 7-2 (continued). Problem Resolution Guide.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
Printer Online LED
is off when printer
is connected
Printer fault, such as
paper out, paper jam,
etc.
Make sure the printer has
paper, is clear of jams, etc.
Damaged or loose
printer cable
Check printer cable for
damage or improper
connection.
Printer pinouts are
incompatible with
printer cable/PQ-8
Review the pin assignments
on the printer’s input port
and the PQ-8’s output port.
Printer loses host
communication
(drops off line)
Improper or damaged
cabling
Check host cabling for
improper connections or
damage.
Twisted-pair cabling
is not attached to an
“active” or boosted
hub
Activate Star Panel Overdrive
(Host/PC download command
20).
Right margin is cut
off
Page width in word-
processing program is
not set wide enough
Reposition right margin
setting.
Page width is too
wide
Select a narrower page.
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Table 7-2 (continued). Problem Resolution Guide.
Error Message Description Probable Cause
Extra blank sheets are Form length not
Make sure the document
length doesn’t exceed the
maximum number of lines.
ejected between
sheets of printout
correct in software
(maximum length is
66 lines)
Page orientation was
changed
The printer may eject a
blank page when the page
orientation (portrait or
landscape) is changed.
Form length is
incorrect
Form length incorrect
in software
Change form length.
Incorrect configuration
at the host
Make sure the host
configuration matches the
printer’s.
Printer won’t change
fonts
Incorrect typestyle
number
Make sure the font ID used
is valid. Invalid font IDs are
ignored by the printer.
Wrong font cartridge
loaded
Load the cartridge with the
font that corresponds to the
font ID.
Font cartridge damaged If possible, try a known good
or not seated into the
the printer properly
cartridge to determine if
cartridge is faulty. Make
sure the cartridge is loaded
properly.
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Table 7-2 (continued). Problem Resolution Guide.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
Printer does not print
landscape in
Did not select a
Select 90° or 270°
rotation in the word-
processing program
rotation in the program.
requested font
Did not select a
rotation in the data-
processing OCL
statement
Add a 90° or 270°
orientation instruction to the
OCL statement.
APO feature is ON
and page size is
8-1/2" x 14" or less
and width is less than
height
Turn APO off or increase
page size so it is larger than
8-1/2" x 14" or change width
and height so width is
greater than height. Refer to
Section 5.8 for more
information.
APO feature is OFF
and orientation is set
to COR; COR, host
Set PQ-8 orientation to
landscape.
override; or portrait
Printer does not print
portrait in requested
font
Selected the wrong
rotation in the word-
processing program
Select 0° to 180° rotation in
the word-processing program.
Selected the wrong
rotation in the data-
processing OCL
statement
Select 0° to 180° rotation in
OCL statement.
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Table 7-2 (continued). Problem Resolution Guide.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
(continued)
APO feature is ON
and page size is
8-1/2" x 14" or less
and width is greater
than height
Turn APO off or increase
page size so it is larger than
8-1/2" x 14" or change width
and height so width is less
than height. Refer to Section
5.8 for additional information.
APO feature is OFF
and orientation is set
to COR; COR, host
override allowed; or
landscape
Set PQ-8 orientation to
portrait.
Printer does not
print COR
APO feature is ON
and page size is
Turn APO off or increase
page size so it is larger than
8-1/2" x 14".
8-1/2" x 14" or less
APO feature is OFF
and orientation is set
to portrait or landscape
Set orientation to COR.
APO feature is OFF
and orientation is set
to COR, host override
allowed
Set orientation to COR or
change host settings (see
Section 5.8).
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Table 7-1 (continued). Error Messages.
Error Message
Description
Probable Cause
(continued)
Rotation in data
processing printer file
is set to *COR and
host print quality in
printer file is *STD
or *NLQ
Select *DRAFT print quality
in printer file.
DisplayWrite/36 or
OfficeVision/400
document prints
incorrectly
There might be a
mistake in using
DisplayWrite/36 or
OfficeVision/400
Choose “yes” to printer
error log on page 3 of the
Print Option screen.
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Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for
PCL Compatible Printers
Table A-1 lists standard resident
fonts and cartridges that are
available, along with the font ID
number used to select the font.
For more information regarding
font selection, refer to Sections 5.7.2
and 6.3.
Table A-1. Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Courier
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
10
12
11
Line Printer
Line Printer
Line Printer
Line Printer
15
8.5
8.5
8.5
8.5
12
223
254
281
204
18
17.1
19
13.33
10
Courier italic R-8/CP850
Courier bold
Courier
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
10
12
46
12
10
85
Courier bold
12
10
88
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Typeface
Table A-1. Selecting Standard Fonts.
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Courier italic R-8/CP850
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
12
10
12
6
89
12
87
CG Times
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
4605
4606
4607
4608
4609
4611
4614
4617
4625
4626
4627
4628
4629
8
10
12
14
18
24
30
6
CG Times bold R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
8
R-8/CP850
10
12
14
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
18
24
30
6
4631
4634
4637
4645
4646
4647
4648
4649
4651
4654
4657
4665
4666
4667
4668
CG Times
italic
8
10
12
14
18
24
30
6
CG Times
bold italic
8
10
12
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Typeface
Table A-1. Selecting Standard Fonts.
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
14
18
24
30
6
4669
4671
4674
4677
4805
4806
4807
4808
4809
4811
4814
4817
4825
4826
4827
Univers
medium
8
10
12
14
18
24
30
6
Univers
med italic
8
10
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
12
14
18
24
30
6
4828
4829
4831
4834
4837
4845
4846
4847
4848
4849
4851
4854
4857
Univers med R-8/CP850
condensed
R-8/CP850
8
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
10
12
14
18
24
30
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Univers med R-8/CP850
cond italic
P/L
Prop.
6
4865
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
4866
4867
4868
4869
4871
4874
4877
4985
4986
4987
4988
4989
4991
10
12
14
18
24
30
6
ITC Zapf
Dingbat
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
8
10
12
14
18
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
24
30
4994
4997
General Font Assignments
Time
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
R-8/CP850
P
P
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
157
Time
10
10
10
14.4
158
Time Bold
Time Italic
159
155
Helvetica
Bold
34126
Courier Bold R-8/CP850
Courier Italic R-8/CP850
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
46
18
Prestige
R-8/CP850
86
Prestige Bold R-8/CP850
Prestige Italic R-8/CP850
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
111
112
87
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
Bold
P/L
12
12
110
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
Italic
P/L
12
10
112
Helvetica
Helvetica
ASCII
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
6
8
8
181
183
182
Helvetica
Bold
Helvetica
Bold
ASCII
P
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
10
10
12
14
12
185
188
190
34
Helvetica
Bold
ASCII
Helvetica
Bold
ASCII
Tax Line
Draw
LinDrw-7
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
Letter Gothic R-8/CP850
P
P
10
14.4
9.4
40
17.1
255
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
OCR-A 10N
OCR-B 10N
OCR-A
OCR-B
P
P
P
P
P
10
12
12
12
12
12
19
3
10
Code 3-9 4.6N 3 of 9
Code 3-9 9.3N 3 of 9
4.6
9.3
Prop.
240
61
171
EAN/UPC
Bold Bar
Code
UPC
EAN/UPC
Bar Code
UPC
P
Prop.
12
170
HP Cartridge Font Assignments
Procollection Cartridge
Line Printer
ASCII
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
17.1
10
8.5
12
12
10
10
253
45
Courier Bold ASCII
Courier Italic ASCII
10
17
Courier
ASCII
12
85
Courier Bold ASCII
12
108
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Courier Italic ASCII
Courier Legal
P/L
P
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
15
12
12
10
12
12
12
10
10
10
7
92
51
Courier Bold Legal
Courier Italic Legal
P
52
P
53
Courier
Legal
P
93
Courier Bold Legal
Courier Italic Legal
Prestige Elite ASCII
Prestige Elite ASCII
P
94
P
95
P/L
P/L
P/L
220
83
10
10
Prestige Elite ASCII
Bold
113
Prestige Elite ASCII
Italic
P/L
12
10
114
Prestige Elite Legal
Prestige Elite Legal
P
P
15
12
7
219
97
10
142
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Prestige Elite Legal
Bold
P
12
10
98
Prestige Elite Legal
Italic
P
12
10
99
Letter Gothic ASCII
Letter Gothic ASCII
Letter Gothic ASCII
Letter Gothic ASCII
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
27
3.6
6
291
281
257
66
19
17.1
12
9.5
12
12
Letter Gothic ASCII
Bold
12
69
Letter Gothic ASCII
Italic
P/L
12
12
68
Times Roman ASCII
Times Roman ASCII
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
163
164
165
10
10
Times Roman ASCII
Bold
Times Roman ASCII
Italic
P
Prop.
10
166
143
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Times Roman ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
12
12
167
168
Times Roman ASCII
Bold
Times Roman ASCII
Italic
P
Prop.
12
169
Times Roman Legal
Times Roman Legal
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
173
174
175
10
10
Times Roman Legal
Bold
Times Roman Legal
Italic
P
Prop.
10
176
Times Roman Legal
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
12
12
177
178
Times Roman Legal
Bold
Times Roman Legal
Italic
P
P
prop.
Prop.
12
8
179
183
Helvetica
ASCII
144
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Helvetica
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
10
10
184
185
Helvetica
Bold
Helvetica
Italic
ASCII
P
Prop.
10
186
Helvetica
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
12
12
187
188
Helvetica
Bold
Helvetica
Italic
ASCII
ASCII
Legal
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
prop.
12
14
14
189
190
191
Helvetica
Bold
Helvetica
Bold
WordPerfect Cartridge
CG Times
CG Times
DskTop
DskTop
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
6
8
4685
4686
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
CG Times
Bold
DskTop
P
prop.
8
4706
CG Times
Italic
DskTop
P
Prop.
8
4814
CG Times
DskTop
DskTop
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
10
10
4687
4707
CG Times
Bold
CG Times
Italic
DskTop
P
Prop.
10
4815
CG Times
DskTop
DskTop
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
12
12
4688
4708
CG Times
Bold
CG Times
Italic
DskTop
P
Prop.
12
4816
CG Times
DskTop
DskTop
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
14
14
4689
4709
CG Times
Bold
CG Times
Italic
DskTop
P
Prop.
14
4817
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
CG Times
Bold
DskTop
P
Prop.
18
4711
CG Times
Bold
DskTop
P
Prop.
24
4714
Univers
Univers
Univers
DskTop
DskTop
DskTop
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
14
18
24
4789
4791
4794
Microsoft Cartridge
Helv
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
P
P
P
P
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
34102
34103
34123
34231
34104
34124
34232
Helv
10
10
10
12
12
12
Helv Bold
Helv Italic
Helv
Helv Bold
Helv Italic
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Helv Bold
TmsRmn
TmsRmn
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
P
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
14
8
34125
5686
5687
5707
10
10
TmsRmn
Bold
TmsRmn
Italic
R-8
P
Prop.
10
5815
TmsRmn
R-8
R-8
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
12
12
5688
5708
TmsRmn
Bold
TmsRmn
Italic
R-8
R-8
R-8
P
Prop.
Prop.
15
12
14
8.5
5816
5709
223
Tms Rmn
Bold
P
Line Printer
P/L
148
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Polished Worksheets Cartridge
Prestige Elite R-8
P/L
P/L
P/L
15
12
12
7
221
86
Prestige Elite R-8
10
10
Prestige Elite R-8
Bold
111
Prestige Elite R-8
Italic
P/L
12
10
112
Prestige Elite Legal
Prestige Elite Legal
P/L
P/L
P/L
15
12
12
7
219
97
10
10
Prestige Elite Legal
Bold
98
Prestige Elite Legal
Italic
P/L
12
10
99
Letter Gothic R-8
Letter Gothic R-8
P/L
P/L
P/L
27
12
12
3.6
12
12
290
87
Letter Gothic R-8
Bold
110
149
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Letter Gothic R-8
Italic
P/L
12
12
109
Letter Gothic Legal
Letter Gothic Legal
P/L
P/L
P/L
27
12
12
3.6
12
12
292
90
Letter Gothic Legal
Bold
107
Letter Gothic Legal
Italic
P/L
P/L
P/L
12
12
16
16
106
434
431
Presentation ASCII
Bold
8.1
8.1
Presentation Legal
Bold
Persuasive Presentations Cartridge
Letter Gothic ASCII
Letter Gothic Legal
P/L
P/L
P/L
10
10
10
14
14
14
39
38
6
Presentation ASCII
Bold
150
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Presentation Legal
Bold
P/L
10
14
16
16
18
18
24
24
7
Presentation ASCII
Bold
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
8.1
8.1
6.5
6.5
5.7
5.7
434
431
435
432
436
433
Presentation Legal
Bold
Presentation ASCII
Bold
Presentation Legal
Bold
Presentation ASCII
Bold
Presentation Legal
Bold
Helv Outline
Helv Outline
Serifa
ASCII
Legal
ASCII
Legal
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
24
24
24
24
34115
34116
34215
34216
Serifa
151
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Line Draw
LinDrw
P/L
P/L
10
10
14
14
31
32
PC Line Bold PCLin
Forms, Etc. Cartridge
Univers
Univers
R-8
R-8
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
6
33101
33102
33122
33123
33124
33125
34128
8
Univers Bold R-8
Univers Bold R-8
Univers Bold R-8
Univers Bold R-8
8
10
12
14
24
Helv Cond
Black Bold
TaxNum
OCR-A
OCR-A
TaxLin
P
10
10
12
12
19
30
Tax Line
Draw
P/L
152
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Bar Codes & More Cartridge
Letter Gothic R-8
P/L
P/L
P/L
P
15
9.5
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
230
87
Letter Gothic R-8
12
Letter Gothic R-8
10
40
OCR-A
OCR-A
OCR-B
3 of 9
3 of 9
UPC
10
19
OCR-B
P
10
3
Code 3 of 9
Code 3 of 9
P
8.1
4.6
Prop.
60
P
240
170
EAN/UPC
10 Mil
P
EAN/UPC
UPC
P
Prop.
12
171
13 Mil Bold
USPS Zip
Line Draw
ZIP
P/L
P/L
Prop.
10
12
12
172
33
LinDrw
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Text Equations
Prestige Elite R-8
Prestige Elite R-8
Prestige Elite R-8
P
P
P
P
15
7
221
256
86
17.1
12
7
10
10
Prestige Elite R-8
Bold
12
111
Prestige Elite R-8
Italic
P
12
10
112
CG Times
CG Times
R-8
R-8
R-8
P
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
157
158
159
10
10
CG Times
Bold
CG Times
Italic
R-8
P
Prop.
10
155
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Global Text Cartridge
CG Century
Schoolbook
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
R-8
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
P/L
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
Prop.
8
16950
16951
16971
17079
33335
33357
CG Century
Schoolbook
10
10
10
10
14
CG Century
Schlbk Bold
CG Century
Schlbk Italic
CG
Triumvirate
CG Trium-
virate Bold
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Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts.
Typeface
Symbol Set
Orient.
Pitch
Point
Size
Typestyle
No.
Pretty Faces Cartridge
Microstyle
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
18
36
5910
5920
Microstyle
Bold
Hobo
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
30
14
5930
5940
Medium
Hobo
Medium
Thunderbird
ASCII
ASCII
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
54
18
5950
5960
Signet
Roundhand
Signet
ASCII
P
Prop.
14
5970
Roundhand
ITC Dingbats ITC
ITC Dingbats ITC
P
P
Prop.
Prop.
36
18
5980
5990
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Appendix B: Resident Scalable Font
Numbers
Table B-1 is a list of the resident
scalable fonts and font numbers for
current PCL compatible printers.
Refer to Section 5.7.2 to change
resident scalable fonts.
Fonts with ID numbers 410
through 490 are fixed pitch fonts.
All others are proportional fonts.
Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts.
Font
Font ID No.
410
Letter Gothic
Letter Gothic bold
Letter Gothic italic
Courier
420
430
460
Courier bold
Courier italic
Courier bold italic
Symbol
470
480
490
3400
3500
Wingdings
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Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts.
Font
Font ID No.
3600
Dingbats
CG Omega
4919
CG Omega bold
CG Omega italic
4939
5047
5067
5687
5707
5815
5835
6199
6219
6327
6347
8503
8523
CG Omega bold italic
CG Times
CG Times bold
CG Times italic
CG Times bold italic
Arial
Arial bold
Arial italic
Arial bold italic
Garamond Antiqua
Garamond Halbfett
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Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts.
Font
Font ID No.
Garamond Kursiv
Garamond Kursiv Halbfett
Coronet
8631
8651
8759
Clarendon condensed
Marigold
8779
8887
Albertus medium
Albertus extra bold
Times New
12855
12875
16951
16971
17079
17099
33335
33355
33463
33591
Times New bold
Times New italic
Times New bold italic
Antique Olive
Antique Olive bold
Antique Olive italic
Univers medium condensed
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Font
Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts.
Font ID No.
Univers bold condensed
Univers medium condensed italic
33601
33719
33729
34103
34123
34231
34251
Univers bold condensed italic
Univers medium
Univers bold
Univers medium italic
Univers bold italic
3812 Font Numbers that use the CG Times Typeface
Sonoran-Serif
751
Sonoran-Serif
1051
1053
1056
1351
1653
2103
Sonoran-Serif bold
Sonoran-Serif italic
Sonoran-Serif
Sonoran-Serif bold
Sonoran-Serif bold
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Appendix C: Character Sets
The IBM 3812-1 printer emulation
supports both the Roman 8
character set and Code Page 850.
The IBM 4214, 5224, 5225, and 5256
printer emulations support both the
Code Page 850 and Code Page 437
character sets. The selection
between the two available character
sets decides which is used when a
font supports both. Refer to the
printer’s user’s guide for illustrations
and information on character sets.
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Appendix D: Serial-Port Specifications
The PQ-8S uses a standard RS-232-C,
25-pin serial printer cable for
connection to a serial printer and
for connection to a serial PC/LAN
print server port.
The PQ-8S’s input and output
connectors use the same pin
assignments. They are:
Shell:
1:
Chassis Ground
Chassis Ground
2:
Transmit (TXD) .........................output
Receive (RXD)..........................input
Request To Send (RTS) ...........output
Clear To Send (CTS)................input
Data Set Ready (DSR) .............input
Signal Ground
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8-19:
20:
No connection
Data Terminal Ready (DTR) .....output
Figure D-1. Input and Output Connector Pinout.
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The serial printer cable shipped
with the PQ-8S has the following pin
assignments:
DB25F..............................................DB25M
Shell.................................................Shell
2.......................................................3
3.......................................................2
5, 6, 8...............................................20
7.......................................................7
20.....................................................5,6,8
Figure D-2. Serial Printer Cable Pinout.
This pinout will work with most
PCs and printers (which means the
supplied cable can be used as either
sharing cable or printer cable).
When used to connect the printer to
the print box, the cable’s female side
(DB25F) is connected to the PQ-8S.
When used as a sharing cable, the
male end (DB25M) is connected to
the PQ-8S.
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Appendix E: Parallel-Port Specifications
The PQ-8P uses standard 36-pin/25-
®
pin Centronics printer cables for
connection to a parallel printer and
to connect a parallel PC/LAN
printer server port.
The 25-pin connector on the
PQ-8P label “Parallel Out To
Printer” has the following pin
assignments:
Table E-1. 25-Pin Connector Pinout.
Pin Number
Direction
Output
Output
Input
Name
1
nStrobe
2-9
10
Data 1 - Data 8
nAck
11
Input
Busy
12
Input
PError
13
Input
Select
14
Output
Input
nAutoFd (always high)
nFault
15
16
Output
Output
nInit (always high)
nSelectIn (always high)
Signal Ground
Chassis Ground
17
18-25
Shell
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The 36-pin connector on the
PQ-8P labeled “Parallel In From
PC/LAN” (TxP plus) and “Parallel
Setup Port From PC/LAN” uses the
following pin assignment:
Table E-2. 36-Pin Connector Pinout.
Pin Number
Direction
Input
Name
1
nStrobe
2-9
10
Input
Data 1 - Data 8
nAck
Output
Output
Output
Output
11
Busy
12
PError
13
Select
14, 15
16
No connection
Signal Ground
Chassis Ground
Optional +5V (350 mA max)
Signal Ground
17
18
Output
Input
19-30
31
nSelectIn (an Acknowledge
will be generated in response
to this input going active;
however, the PQ-8P will not
be reset)
32
Input
nFault
34-36
Shell
No connection
Chassis Ground
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Appendix F: Transferring
Power to Pin 18
5. Locate the jumper in the lower
left corner, right above the
parallel connector labeled
“Parallel In From PC/LAN”
(see Figure F-1).
To transfer power to pin 18 of the
parallel input connector of the
PQ-8P, you must move a jumper on
the PQ-8P board. To move this
jumper do the following:
6. Remove the black jumper from
the pin, then reinsert it covering
both pins (see Figures F-1a and
F1-b).
1. Power off the printer, the
PQ-8P, and the attached PC or
LAN print server.
2. Disconnect all cables from the
PQ-8P.
7. Slide the PQ-8 board back into
the bottom groove of the chassis.
3. Remove the two black screws
from the outside of the back
panel.
8. Tighten the black screws on the
back panel.
9. Connect the printer and the
PC/LAN to the PQ-8, then
connect the power cord.
4. Pull out the PQ-8P’s back panel,
together with the attached
board.
10. Power on the printer, then the
PQ-8.
Figure F-1a.
Figure F-1b.
Figure F-1. Jumpers.
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