GEnicom 5000 Series Programmer’s Manual GEK – 00031B Table of Contents Page Chapter 1.Introduction....................................................................8 overview of printer emulation...............................................................8 Control Codes......................................................................................8 Escape Sequences ...............................................................................8 CSI and OSC .......................................................................................9 Line Terminators ...............................................................................10 Decipoints .........................................................................................10 SCS Smart Graphics Capabilities.......................................................10 Chapter 2. ANSI Emulation............................................................ 11 Control Code and Escape Sequence Activity Levels.............................11 Notes............................................................................................11 Control Code Activity Levels ............................................................12 Escape Sequence Activity Levels......................................................13 Control Code Definitions....................................................................14 Escape Sequence Directory................................................................16 ANSI ESCAPE SEQUENCE CATEGORIES ..........................................18 Housekeeping Sequences ................................................................19 Character Set Selection...................................................................22 Character Map Load........................................................................23 Paper and Print Position Movements ...............................................25 Margins and Tabs ...........................................................................28 Font Handling and Enhancements ..................................................31 Graphics............................................................................................36 Six-Bit Graphics .............................................................................36 Dot Patterns and Densities..............................................................36 Horizontal Format ........................................................................38 Vertical Format ............................................................................38 Eight-Bit Graphics ..........................................................................39 Horizontal Format ........................................................................39 Vertical Format ............................................................................39 Other Graphics Considerations.....................................................40 Graphics Sequences........................................................................40 Electronic Vertical Format Unit - EVFU..............................................42 Downloading the EVFU ...................................................................42 Loading the Table............................................................................42 BASIC Programming Example for EVFU Table Loading .................43 EVFU Default..................................................................................44 Skip to Channel Command .............................................................44 BASIC Programming Example for Skip to Channel........................45 Bar codes ..........................................................................................46 Entering and Exiting Bar Codes ......................................................46 5000 Programmer’s Manual 2 GEK-00029B Table of Contents Page Chapter 2. ANSI Emulation (Continued) ANSI 4800/4410 Strap 1 OUT ........................................................ 46 ANSI 4800/4410 Strap 1 IN ........................................................... 46 Setting Bar Code Parameters.......................................................... 47 Bar Code Dimensions .................................................................. 48 Default Bar Code Characteristics ................................................. 50 Human-Readable Line (HRL) .......................................................... 50 Font Styles and Enhancements ...................................................... 50 Spacing and Bar Code Editing Aids ................................................ 50 Bar Code Readability Statement ..................................................... 51 Bar Code Program Examples .......................................................... 52 Test Program.................................................................................. 52 Error Symbol.................................................................................. 52 Changing Parameters ..................................................................... 53 Commas and Spaces as Delimiters ................................................. 53 Horizontal Spacing ......................................................................... 54 Printer Option Strap 11, Group 2 IN ............................................... 55 EXAMPLE 1: Strap 11 OUT.......................................................... 55 EXAMPLE 2: Strap 11 IN ............................................................. 55 EXAMPLE 3: Strap 11 OUT with no suppression of LF/CR on line 30 .................................................................................................... 56 Vertical Bar Codes.......................................................................... 57 COMMAS: With HRL .................................................................... 57 COMMAS: Without HRL............................................................... 58 SPACES: With HRL ...................................................................... 58 SPACES: Without HRL................................................................. 58 Horizontal Tabs ........................................................................... 59 OVERSIZE CHARACTER FONT ......................................................... 60 Entering and Exiting Oversize ........................................................ 60 Selecting Size ................................................................................. 61 Size Parameters for Rotation ........................................................ 61 Spacing Between Characters........................................................ 61 Sample Programs ........................................................................... 62 Example 1 ................................................................................... 62 Example 2 ................................................................................... 62 Example 3: Showing the Importance of Resetting Scaling Factors. 63 Printer Control Strap GenPrtOpts/Group 2/Strap 13................... 64 Example 4: GenPtrOpts | Group 2 Strap 13 IN ............................ 65 Example 5: GenPtrOpts | Group 2 Strap 13 OUT ........................... 65 GEK-00029B 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Chapter 3.Printronix P300/P600 Emulation .................................. 66 Introduction ......................................................................................66 Control Codes....................................................................................66 Printronix Graphics ...........................................................................69 Dot Patterns and Densities..............................................................69 Dot Patterns .................................................................................70 Normal-Density Graphics .............................................................71 High-Density Graphics .................................................................71 P300/600 8-Bit Horizontal Graphics ...............................................71 P300/600 Electronic Vertical Format Unit .........................................72 Using the EVFU ..............................................................................72 Points to Remember .....................................................................72 PI Lead Codes – Use with Serial Interface......................................73 Codes Not Using the PI Lead.........................................................73 Example EVFU Loading Program ..................................................74 Example Form Printout ................................................................75 Sample Program to Print Form......................................................75 Chapter 4.Printronix P-Series Emulation ....................................... 76 Special Function Control Character (SFCC)........................................76 Command Line................................................................................76 Set and Reset Codes........................................................................77 Command Index ................................................................................78 Control Codes....................................................................................80 character sets, FONT handling and enhancements.............................82 Housekeeping Commands..................................................................92 Plot Mode Graphics