INDEX

A

ANSI

Back Space <BS> .................................................... 14

Bar Codes ................................................................ 46

Default Characteristics ........................................ 50

Entering and Exiting............................................ 46

Error Symbol ....................................................... 52

Horizontal Spacing .............................................. 54

Horizontal Tabs ................................................... 59

Human-Readable Line (HRL) ............................. 50

Vertical................................................................ 57

Bell <BEL>.............................................................. 14

Carriage Return <CR> ............................................. 14

Commands

Begin Font Load <BFL> ..................................... 35

C1 Control Code Mode - PC Set 1 <GENC1C>.. 34

Character Map Load ............................................ 23

Character Set 2 Mode - PC Set 2 <GENSC2>..... 34

Device Control String <DCS>............................. 40

Download Font Control <GENDFC>.................. 35

Emulation Control <GENEMU>......................... 21

Forms Definition <GENFD>............................... 28

Graphic Size Modifications <GSM> ................... 31

Horizontal and Vertical Position <HVP> ............ 26

Horizontal Position Absolute <HPA> ................. 27

Horizontal Position Backward <HPB>................ 26

Horizontal Position Relative................................ 25

Horizontal Tab Set <HTS>.................................. 28

Line Feed New Line Mode <LNM>.................... 34

Multiple Horizontal Tab Set <GENHTS> ........... 30

Multiple Vertical Tab Set <GENVTS> ............... 30

Partial Line Down <PLD>................................... 25

Partial Line Up <PLU> ....................................... 25

Proportional Print Mode <GENPRM> ................ 34

Repeat Text or Dot Graphics Character <REP> .. 40

Reset Mode <RM> .............................................. 34

Select Graphic Rendition <SGR>........................ 32

Select Graphics Mode <GENGRM> ................... 41

Select National Characters <GENSNC> ............. 22

Self-Test <GENTST>.......................................... 20

Set Left/Right Margins <GENSLR> ................... 29

Set Mode <SM> .................................................. 34

Spacing Increment <SPI>.................................... 32

Tab Clear <TBC>................................................ 28

Vertical Position Absolute <VPA> ..................... 26

Vertical Position Backwards <VPB> .................. 27

Vertical Position Relative.................................... 26

Vertical Tab Set <VTS>...................................... 28

VFU Channel Command <GENVFU>................ 44

Control Codes .......................................................... 14

Control Sequence Introducer (CSI).......................... 19

Control Sequence Introducer <CSI>........................ 14

Device Control 1 <DC1>......................................... 14

Device Control 3 <DC3>......................................... 14

Electronic Vertical Format Unit............................... 42

ESC [ .............

See CSI (Control Sequence Introducer)

Index

310

ESC ] ........................

See Operating System Command

Escape <ESC>..........................................................14

Escape Sequence Directory ......................................16

EVFU ..................

See Electronic Vertical Format Unit

Channel control code ...........................................43

EVFU, Downloading................................................42

Font Handling and Enhancements............................31

Form Feed <FF> ......................................................15

Graphics ...................................................................36

Eight-Bit Graphics ...............................................39

Six-Bit Graphics ..................................................36

Grapics

Dot Patterns and Densities ...................................36

Horizontal Tab <HT>...............................................15

Line Feed <LF>........................................................15

Margins and Tabs.....................................................28

Operating System Command <OSC> ......................19

Oversize Character Font...........................................60

Entering and Exiting ............................................60

Printer Control Strap............................................64

Size ......................................................................61

Paper and print position movements ........................25

Reset to Initial State <RIS>......................................19

Shift In <SI> ............................................................15

Shift Out <SO> ........................................................15

String Terminator <ST> ...........................................19

ANSI (4410) Emulation Options Table ......................271

ANSI (4800) Emulation Options Table ......................271

Appendix E. Font Print Samples.................................262

C

Control Codes.................................................................8

control sequence introducer ............................................9

D

DEC LG Plus Emulation Options Table .....................274

DEC PPL3 Emulation Options Table .........................274

decipoints......................................................................10

E

Emulation Option descriptions ...................................271

Epson FX-2863

Additional escape sequences ..................................125

Epson FX-286e

Commands

Absolute print position, set ................................139

Code page, assign to one of four variables.........147

Code page, assign to variable 1..........................148

Code page, select ...............................................147

Condensed print mode, select ............................135

Double-high printing, turn on/off.......................143

Double-strike mode, cancel ...............................141

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Double-strike mode, select ................................ 141

Double-wide printing, cancel............................. 142

Double-wide printing, select.............................. 142

Elite pitch, select ............................................... 135

Emphasized print, cancel ................................... 141

Emphasized print, select .................................... 141

Font style, select ................................................ 144

Graphics, 9-pin, select ....................................... 154

Graphics, high-speed double-density, set .......... 152

Graphics, low-speed double-density, set ........... 152

Graphics, mode, reassign................................... 153

Graphics, mode, select....................................... 153

Graphics, normal density, set............................. 152

Graphics, quadruple-density, set........................ 152

Half-speed print, turn on/off .............................. 140

Horizontal tab stops, set .................................... 136

Initialize printer ................................................. 149

Intercharacter spacing, set ................................. 135

International character set, select....................... 146

Italic print, cancel .............................................. 143

Italic print, select ............................................... 143

Left margin, set.................................................. 133

Line spacing, 1/6 inch, set ................................. 134

Line spacing, 1/8 inch, set ................................. 134

Line spacing, 7/72 inch, set ............................... 134

Line spacing, n/216 inch, set ............................. 134

Line spacing, n/72 inch, set ............................... 134

Master print mode, select................................... 144

MSB (most significant bit) control, cancel ........ 149

MSB (most significant bit) control, set to 0....... 149

MSB (most significant bit) control, set to 1....... 149

MSB (most significant bt) control, set............... 149

NLQ or draft printing, select ............................. 144

Page length in inches, set................................... 132

Page length in lines, set ..................................... 132

Paper movement ................................................ 138

Pica pitch, select ................................................ 135

Printable code area expansion ........................... 145

Printable code area expansion, select ................ 143

Printable code page expansion, cancel .............. 143

Proportional print mode, on/off ......................... 135

Relative print position, set ................................. 140

Right margin, set ............................................... 133

Skip over perforation, cancel............................. 132

Skip over perforation, set................................... 132

Special character printing .................................. 145

Superscript/subscript printing, cancel................ 142

Superscript/subscript printing, select ................. 142

Underlining........................................................ 141

Unidirectional print mode, select....................... 139

Unidirectional printing, turn on/off ................... 139

Variable line feed, single ................................... 138

Vertical tab stops, set......................................... 136

Vertical tabs, multi-channel 0-7, set .................. 137

Control Codes ........................................................ 126

<BEL> Bell ....................................................... 126

<BS> Backspace................................................ 126

<CAN> Cancel .................................................. 126

<CR> Carriage Return....................................... 126

<DC1> Device Control 1................................... 126

<DC2> Device Control 2................................... 126

<DC3> Device Control 3................................... 126

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<DC4> Device Control 4 ...................................126

<DEL> Delete....................................................126

<ESC> Escape ...................................................126

<FF> Form feed .................................................126

<HT> Horizontal tab..........................................127

<LF> Line feed ..................................................127

<NUL> Null.......................................................127

<SI> Shift In ......................................................127

<SO> Shift Out ..................................................127

<VT> Vertical Tab.............................................128

Dot graphics ...........................................................150

Specifying line length ........................................150

Escape Sequence Directory ....................................129

Functional differences ............................................124

Print mode combinations........................................123

Unsupported escape sequences...............................125

Epson FX286-e ...........................................................122

Epson FX286e Emulation Options Table ...................273

Escape Sequences definition ....................................................................8

G

General Printer Options Definitions ...........................269

I

I/F Hardware Strap Table ...........................................269

I/F Software Straps Table ...........................................270

L

Legacy Parallel Software Strap Definitions................270

LG/LG Plus ................................................................155

Commands

<HT> Horizontal tab..........................................155

<LF> Line feed ..................................................155

7-bit C1 transmission <S7C1T> ........................175

7-bit code, select ................................................173

8-bit code, select ................................................174

Application program command <APC> ............161

Assign user preference supplemental set

<DECAUPSS> ..............................................170

Autowrap mode <DECAWM> ..........................182

Bar code attributes, select <DECSBCA>...........188

Bar Coding, start <DECBARC> ........................170

Bar coding, stop <ROCS> .................................174

Block character mode, start <DECBLOCKC> ..173

Carriage return / new line <DECCRNLM> .......182

Channel command <VFU> ................................183

Control sequence introducer <CSI>...................160

Cursor up <CUU>..............................................174

Delete forms <DECDFM>.................................166

Delete logo sequence <DECDLG> ....................164

Device control string <DCS>.............................160

Device status requests <DSR> ...........................185

Drawing vectors <DECVEC>............................194

End VFU load <VFU>.......................................183

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Forms sequence, start <DECIFM>.................... 167

Forms sequence, terminate <DECTFM>........... 171

Graphic size modification <GSM>.................... 175

Graphic size selection <GSS> ........................... 175

Graphics density, set <DECSGD> .................... 193

Horizontal pitch, set <DECSHORP> ................ 192

Horizontal position, absolute <HPA>................ 178

Horizontal position, backward <HPB>.............. 184

Horizontal position, relative <HPR> ................. 178

Horizontal spacing, select <SHS> ..................... 177

Horizontal tab stops, set <DECSHTS> ............. 191

Horizontal tab, set ............................................. 159

Index <IND> ..................................................... 158

Line feed / new line <LNM>............................. 181

Lines per physical page, set <DECSLPP> ........ 190

Load vertical format unit <VFU>...................... 182

Loading forms <DECLFM>.............................. 165

Loading Logo <DECLG>.................................. 169

Logo sequence, select........................................ 164

Margins, left and right, set <DECSLRM>......... 190

Margins, top and bottom, set <DECSTBM> ..... 189

Next line <NEL> ............................................... 158

Operating system command <OSC> ................. 161

Partial line down <PLD>................................... 159

Partial line up <PLU>........................................ 159

Pitch select mode <PSM> ................................. 182

Position unit mode <PUM>............................... 181

Privacy message <PM> ..................................... 161

Product identification <DA> ............................. 180

Proprinter emulation mode <DECIPEM> ......... 161

Request font status <DECRFS> ........................ 163

Request logo status <DECRLGS>..................... 162

Reset mode <RM> ............................................ 184

Reset to initial state <RIS>................................ 179

Reverse index <RI>........................................... 160

Select graphics rendition <SGR> ...................... 162

Select other coding system (Epson) <SOCS> ... 173

Select other coding system (Proprinter) <SOCS>

...................................................................... 174

Set mode <SM>................................................. 181

Single shift 2 <SS2>.......................................... 160

Single shift 3 <SS3>.......................................... 160

Sixel graphics .................................................... 168

Soft terminal reset <DECSTR>......................... 187

String terminator <ST> ..................................... 160

Tab clear <TBC>............................................... 181

Vertical pitch, set <DECVERP> ....................... 192

Vertical position, absolute <VPA>.................... 180

Vertical position, backward <VPB>.................. 184

Vertical position, relative <VPR> ..................... 180

Vertical spacing, select <SVS> ......................... 177

Vertical tab stops, set <DECSVTS>.................. 191

Vertical tab, set.................................................. 159

Control codes ......................................................... 155

<BEL> Bell ....................................................... 155

<BS> Backspace ............................................... 155

<CAN> Cancel .................................................. 157

<CR> Carriage return........................................ 156

<DC1> Device Control 1 .................................. 156

<DC3> Device Control 3 .................................. 157

<ESC> Escape................................................... 157

<FF> Form feed ................................................ 156

Index

312

<SI> Shift in ......................................................156

<SO> Shift out...................................................156

<SUB> Substitute ..............................................157

<VT> Vertical tab..............................................156

line terminators.............................................................10

O operating system command (OSC) .................................9

P

PPL 3 ..........................................................................195

7-bit Versus 8-bit environments .............................196

C1 control characters..............................................201

Coded characters ....................................................195

Command Directory...............................................207

Commands

Announce subset of code extension facilities

<ASCEF> ......................................................209

Autowrap Mode <DECAWM>..........................214

C1 Transmit / Receive <SnC1R/DEC*C1> .......245

Carriage Return / New Line Mode <DECCRNLM>

.......................................................................215

Clear All Horizontal Tabs <DECCAHT>..........214

Clear All Vertical Tabs <DECCAVT> ..............215

Control representation mode <CRM>................210

Cursor position report <CPR> ...........................209

Cursor up <CUU>..............................................210

Device Status Report .........................................230

Device Status Request <DSR> ..........................229

Draw Relative Vector <DECRVEC> ................218

Draw Vector <DECVEC> .................................227

Entering IBM Proprinter Emulation Mode

<DECIPEM>.................................................216

Graphic Size Modification <GSM>...................231

Graphic Size Selection <GSS> ..........................232

Graphics, carriage return <DECGCR> ..............258

Graphics, next line <DECGNL>........................258

Graphics, raster attributes, set <DECGRA> ......259

Graphics, repeat introducer <DECGRI>............260

Horizontal Position Absolute <HPA>................233

Horizontal Position Backward <HPB> ..............234

Horizontal Position Relative <HPR>.................235

Horizontal Tab Set <DECHTS> ........................215

Line Feed / New Line Mode <LNM> ................236

Locking and Single Shifts..................................236

New Sheet <DECNS> .......................................216

Pitch Select Mode <DECPSM>.........................216

Positioning Unit Mode <PUM>.........................237

Printer attributes <DA> .....................................210

Printer attributes report <DAR> ........................211

Proportional Spacing Mode <DECPSP> ...........217

Request Font Status <DECRFS> .......................217

Reset to Initial State...........................................237

Secondary printer attributes <DA2> ..................212

Select Character Set <SCS>...............................238

Select Graphics Rendition <SGR> ....................240

Select Size Unit <SSU>.....................................247

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Set Horizontal Pitch <DECSHORP>................. 219

Set Horizontal Spacing <SHS> ......................... 244

Set Horizontal Tab Stops <DECSHTS>............ 220

Set Left and Right Margins <DECSLRM> ....... 222

Set Lines per Physical Page <DECSLPP> ........ 221

Set Top and Bottom Margins <DECSTBM>..... 223

Set Vertical Pitch <DECVERP> ....................... 228

Set Vertical Spacing <SVS>.............................. 248

Set Vertical Tab Stops <DECSVTS> ................ 226

Soft Terminal Reset <DECSTR> ...................... 225

Spacing Pitch Increment <SPI>......................... 246

Tab Clear <TBC> .............................................. 249

Vertical Position Absolute <VPA> ................... 249

Vertical Position Backward <VPB>.................. 250

Vertical Position Relative <VPR>..................... 250

Vertical Tab Set <DECVTS> ............................ 229

Control characters

<CSI> Control sequence introducer .................. 201

<DCS> Printer control string............................. 201

<EPA> End of protected area............................ 201

<ESA> End of selected area .............................. 201

<HTS> Horizontal tab set.................................. 202

<IND> Index ..................................................... 202

<NEL> Next line ............................................... 202

<PLD> Partial line down................................... 202

<PLU> Partial line up........................................ 202

<RI> Reverse index........................................... 202

<SS2> Single shift 2.......................................... 202

<SS3> Single shift 3.......................................... 202

<ST> String terminator...................................... 202

<VTS> Vertical tab set...................................... 202

Control codes ......................................................... 199

<BEL> Bell ....................................................... 199

<BS> Backspace................................................ 199

<CAN> Cancel .................................................. 199

<CR> Carriage return ........................................ 199

<ESC> Escape................................................... 199

<FF> Form feed................................................. 199

<HT> Horizontal tab ......................................... 200

<LF> Line feed.................................................. 200

<SI> Shift in ...................................................... 200

<SO> Shift out .................................................. 200

<SUB> Substitute.............................................. 200

<VT> Vertical tab ............................................. 200

Horizontal advance increments .............................. 254

Page coordinate system.......................................... 251

Character cell model.......................................... 252

Origin and extent ............................................... 252

Point model ....................................................... 252

Positioning and movement ................................ 253

Printable characters................................................ 198

Sixes graphics ........................................................ 256 printer emulation ............................................................ 8

Printronix 300/600 ....................................................... 66

Printronix P300/600

Control Codes .......................................................... 66

<ACK> Line at 8lpi............................................. 66

<BS> Elongated Character Line.......................... 66

<CR> Carriage Return Slew Zero or Edit Mode . 66

<DC1> Ready/Select ........................................... 66

<DC3> Busy/Select ............................................. 67

<DLE> High vertical density graphics ................ 67

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<ENQ> Normal density plot line .........................67

<EOT> High density plot line..............................67

<ETX> End of transmission ................................67

<FF> Form Feed ..................................................67

<HT> Horizontal Tab ..........................................67

<LF> Line Feed ...................................................67

<RS> Record Separator .......................................67

<SI> Shift In ........................................................68

<SO> Shift Out ....................................................68

<SP> Space..........................................................68

<UNDL> Underline.............................................68

<US> Unit Separator ...........................................68

<VT> Vertical Tab...............................................68

Bell code <BEL> .................................................66

Control Codes<DEL> Delete ...................................67

Electronic Vertical Format Unit ...............................72

Graphics ...................................................................69

Dot Patterns .........................................................70

Dot Patterns and Densities ...................................69

Printronix P300/600 Emulation Options Table...........274

Printronix Pseries Emulation Options Table...............274

Proprinter

Command Directory ...............................................111

Commands

<HT> Horizontal Tab ........................................110

Automatic line feed............................................114

Deselect printer ..................................................117

Double strike print, start ....................................115

Double wide print, on/off...................................118

Emphasized print, start.......................................115

Emphasized print, stop.......................................115

Form length in inches, set ..................................115

Graphics, high-speed double density, set ...........120

Graphics, low speed double density, set.............120

Graphics, quadruple density, set ........................121

Graphics, set normal density ..............................120

Horizontal margins, set ......................................118

Horizontal tab stops, set .....................................115

Overscore ...........................................................112

Print continuously from all character chart ........112

Print mode, select...............................................116

Print single character from all character chart....112

Proportional spacing, set ....................................117

Select character set 1..........................................114

Select character set 2..........................................114

Select code page.................................................113

Set 12 cpi ...........................................................112

Set 7/72 line spacing ..........................................113

Set 8 lpi ..............................................................113

Set form length in lines ......................................115

Set graphics line spacing....................................114

Set top of form ...................................................114

Skip perforation, cancel .....................................116

Skip perforation, set ...........................................116

Start text line spacing.........................................113

Store 7/72 line spacing.......................................114

Superscript / Subscript, reset..............................117

Superscript / Subscript, Set ................................117

Tabs, power on settings, set all ..........................117

Underscore.........................................................112

Unidirectional printing, set ................................117

Variable line feed...............................................116

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Control Codes

<BEL> Bell ....................................................... 108

<BS> Backspace ............................................... 108

<CAN>Cancel ................................................... 108

<CR> Carriage return........................................ 109

<DC1> Device Control 1 .................................. 109

<DC2> Device Control 2 .................................. 109

<DC3> Device Control 3 .................................. 109

<DC4> Device Control 4 .................................. 109

<ESC> Escape................................................... 109

<FF> Form Feed................................................ 109

<LF> Line Feed................................................. 110

<NUL> Null ...................................................... 110

<SI> Shift In...................................................... 110

<SO> Shift Out ................................................. 110

<VT> Vertical Tab ............................................ 110

Dot graphics........................................................... 119

Double strike print, stop......................................... 116

Proprinter III XL Emulation Options Table ............... 272

P-Series

Character Sets ........................................................ 106

Command Index....................................................... 78

Command Line ........................................................ 76

Commands

Bold Print OFF .................................................... 85

Bold Print ON...................................................... 84

Character Set Select............................................. 82

Double Wide Print............................................... 86

Emphasized Print OFF ........................................ 86

Emphasized Print ON.......................................... 85

Emulation Reset .................................................. 92

Execute Control Codes ........................................ 92

Extended Character Set Access ........................... 87

Extended Character Set Cancel ........................... 88

Font Selection...................................................... 89

High density graphics ........................................ 103

High horizontal density graphics ....................... 102

High vertical density graphics............................102

Normal density graphics ....................................103

Overscoring..........................................................90

Print Control Codes .............................................92

Select International Character Set........................84

Set Form Length in Lines ....................................93

Set Forms Length in Inches .................................93

Set line spacing 1/6 inch ......................................94

Set line spacing 1/8 inch ......................................95

Set line spacing 7/72 inch ....................................96

Set line spacing n/216 inch ..................................97

Set line spacing n/72 inch ....................................96

Set single line spacing..........................................95

Single Line Double High .....................................85

Single Line Double Wide Print............................86

Single line, high horizontal density....................103

Superscript / Subscript .........................................90

Superscript / Subscript Reset ...............................90

Underline .............................................................91

Control Codes

<BEL> Bell..........................................................80

<BS> Backspace..................................................80

<CR> Carriage Return .........................................80

<FF> Form Feed ..................................................81

<LF> Line Feed ...................................................81

Extended Character Sets.........................................106

Font Styles..............................................................106

Pitches ....................................................................106

Plot Mode Graphics.......................................... 98, 107

Special Function Control Character <SFCC> ..........76

S

SCS..............................................10. See Smart Graphics

Smart Graphics .............................................................10

Index

314

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