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Chapter 1
Printronix P5000
Block Characters
Block characters are allowed to print all the way to the maximum right margin.
On the Genicom 5000, when the right margin is set beyond 13.2 inches, block characters still only print 13.2 inches.
Emulation Enhancements
The following escape sequences have been added:
POSTNET barcodes
PLANET barcodes
ESC [ 50 ; ... }
ESC [ 53 ; ... }
Printronix P5000
The Printronix P5000 emulation is defined by
LinePrinter Plus for Line Matrix
Printers Programmer’s Reference Manual
. The chapter on P-Series Printer
Emulation was used. The following exceptions exist:
1.
<SFCC>c Download New Character Shape - not supported.
2.
<SFCC>V Download a Character Set Overlay - not supported.
3.
Basic character set select on the panel is not supported. <SFCC>PSET;n and <SFCC>Rn react differently based on which basic character set is selected on the panel of the Printronix printer. Since we don’t have this panel setting, we assume the basic character set to be ECMA Latin 1.
4.
<SFCC>lxyz and <SFCC>OSET;n offer characters that our printer does not support, including barcode, Greek, graphics and scientific.
5.
Some of the character set mappings supported by <SFCC>lxyz do not match exactly the character mappings supported by our printer. In these cases, the closest match was selected.
6.
<SFCC>PMODE;n allows DP text at various CPIs to be printed upside down. This feature is not supported.
Printronix P6000
The Printronix P6000 emulation is defined by
P6000 Series Multifunctional
Line printer Pedestal Models
.
With the exception of one control code (Hex 01), the P6000 emulation is a superset of the P600 emulation. The additional features are similar to those found in Epson and Proprinter emulations. Specific differences are as follows:
1.
Printronix does not implement the alternate character set whereas the
6800 Series P6000 Emulation does.
2.
6800 Series P6000 Emulation can change the alternate character set with the panel to Latin 2.
3.
Printronix P6000 manual does not mention 08 hex for elongated text from the P600 emulation. P6000 and 6800 Series P6000 Emulation both accept 08 hex and 0164 hex to elongate text.
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