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Section 15: Extended IBM Printer Emulation
Font Selection
Hex Transparency
Bar Codes
Fonts can be selected directly by FGID (Extended Emulation
commands or SCS SFG commands) or indirectly by pitch SCS SCD/SPD
commands.
Notes:
• SFG control code is only supported by Twinax page printer emulations
• Matrix printers only support a few fonts
The Transparency function allows you to send ASCII data to the
printer directly from the host application. The data may be Postscript,
PCL, HP-GL or any other language supported by the printer. This gives
you access to all the features of the connected printer from within
the IBM environment.
When the percent and less-than characters (%<) are received, the
AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e will switch to hex transparency mode. The
following data (given as hexadecimal byte values or quoted text) is
passed directly to the printer without any conversion. The hex
transparency mode continues until the greater-than and percent
characters (>%) are received.
The following example shows how to embed HP-PCL 'start
underline' (
<ESC>&d0D
commands in your documents:
The word %<1B26643044>%underline%<1B266440>% is
underlined.
You can also use %<1B,"&d0D">%quoted text%<1B,"&d0@">%
Resulting printout:
The word underline is underlined
You can also use quoted text.
The bar code function provides easy access to a range of standard bar
code types resident in the AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e. Bar codes can
only be printed on PCL printers.
AXIS 5570e/AXIS 5670e User's Manual
) and 'stop underline' ( )
<ESC>&d0@