Switching Between The Emulations; Configuring The Pcl-Ii Emulation With Control Codes; Printer Feature Set Compatibility - Printronix P5000LJ Series Programmer's Reference Manual

Switching between the Emulations

The printer supports four emulations: PCL-II (the default), LinePrinter Plus
Code V™ and IGP/PGL. The LinePrinter Plus has three protocols from which
to choose: P-Series, Proprinter III XL, and Epson FX-1050.
You can switch between PCL-II and any of the LinePrinter Plus protocols by
sending one of the following commands:
ESC%-00000X
ESC%-00001X
ESC%-00002X
SFCC|};K0
Note The SFCC is the Special Function Control Code. From the P-Series
protocol, this code is selectable from the front panel. The default value is
hex 01. For the Proprinter and Epson emulations, the SFCC is always the
ESC (hex 1B) character.

Configuring the PCL-II Emulation with Control Codes

The remainder of this chapter describes the PCL-II printer control language
codes that may be sent from a host computer attached to the printer.
The escape (ESC) control code is used to select most of the programmable
features.
Commands and control codes sent from a host system override settings in the
configuration menus. However, any configuration settings from host control
codes will be gone once the printer is powered off (or reset to the default
values). Host control codes are never reflected in the PCL-II configuration
menu. In order to save a configuration, it is necessary to select the desired
options from the front panel and save the options to one of the printers eight
user-selectable configurations. The User's Manual describes the menu option
for saving changes to the printer memory.

Printer Feature Set Compatibility

The printer uses the "Printer Control Language" which standardizes printer
features and user access of these features, providing compatibility between
HP printers. "Printer Control Language" structure consists of five feature
levels:
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Level I
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Level II
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Level III
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Level IV
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Level V
Switching between the Emulations
Switches from PCL-II to P-Series
Switches from PCL-II to Proprinter III XL
Switches from PCL-II to Epson FX-1050
Switches from any of the LinePrinter Plus emulations
to PCL-II
Print and Space
EDP
Word Processing
Page Formatting
Enhanced Page Formatting
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