Igp/Vgl Emulation - Printronix P8000 Plus Series Administrator's Manual

IGP/VGL Emulation

Code V Graphics language (VGL) is an Intelligent Graphics Printing (IGP) software emulation designed
for your Line Matrix printer. The IGP Code V emulation of the QMS® Code V Version II programming
language produces online forms, barcodes, and alphanumeric text-generation. The graphics processing
features are detailed below.
Features
OnLine Form and Label Generation makes it easy to create forms or labels with the "preprinted" look
for each application. VGL programs control all graphics functions, dramatically reducing host computer
programming and processing time. Graphics capabilities include boxes, vertical and horizontal, solid and
dashed lines with a variety of thickness, logos, and special alphanumeric print features.
Variable Barcodes allow the barcode for your application to print with standard or user-defined ratios in
vertical or horizontal orientations. Available barcodes are Codabar, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128 with
Subsets A, B, and C, and Code EAN/UCC 128, EAN 8, EAN 13, Interleaved 2 of 5, 4-state USPS
Intelligent Mail, MSI, UPC-A, UPC-E, POSTNET, PostBar, Royal Mail, and UPC Shipping. POSTNET is
available only in the horizontal direction. A dark print mode is included for darker, high-contrast barcodes.
The IBARC barcode command prints barcodes in four orientations: horizontal, rotated 90, rotated 180, or
rotated 270 degrees.
Expanded and Compressed Print draws attention where needed. Alphanumeric height and width are
controlled independently for a tremendous range of character sizes up to 9.9 inches wide and tall. Several
compressed print sizes are available: 12, 13.33, 15, 17.65, and 20 (cpi), permitting up to 170 columns in
an 8.5 inch printed area (20 cpi).
Rotated Alphanumerics permit new concepts in form design. Normal, expanded, and compressed
character strings can be rotated 90 degrees clockwise, counterclockwise, or printed upside down.
Logos are easily created using alphanumeric commands and a variety of print and shading features,
which provides a "customized" appearance for forms, reports, and labels. The registered trademark,
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copyright, TUV , GS- Mark, UL
you can also define custom symbols.
Reverse and Shaded Print permit highlighting and contrasting by printing white characters on a dark
background or white characters on a gray, shaded background. Various levels or patterns of gray shading
and reverse printing may combine with the many other print features to create distinctive designs.
Automatic Increment/Decrement Capability allows batch form processing. Individual alphabetic,
numeric, and barcode data fields can be identified and automatically incremented or decremented by any
amount, beginning from a specified reference point.
Standard Character Sets provide you with many different character sets. Based on the Multinational
Character Set, you can create your own character sets using characters defined and stored in flash
memory.
Configuring the Emulation with the Control Panel
You can select VGL default parameters directly from the control panel or by control codes as explained in
the IGP/VGL Programmer's Reference Manual. The VGL parameters are described on the following
pages. Parameters marked with an asterisk (*) indicate the default value. The printer must be offline to
enter the configuration structure.
IMPORTANT BEFORE you reconfigure the IGP/VGL, print a configuration sheet to see all of the
current settings.
Pressing an invalid key to enter a parameter value may move you to another level in the configuration
menu or exit the menu completely.
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, and CSA symbols are provided as standard designs on the VGL, and
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