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Lexmark FORMS 249X Technical Reference

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  • Page 1 Forms Printer 248x/249x Technical Reference October 2000 www.lexmark.com...
  • Page 2 Lexmark International, Inc., Department F95/035-3, 740 New Circle Road N.W., Lexington, Kentucky 40511-1876, U.S.A. Lexmark may use or distribute any of the information you sup- ply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any obligation to you.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Command Structure ............29 Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command......30 Printer Command Quick Reference (IBM Emulation Mode) .
  • Page 4 Select Character Set 2 ..........33 Select Code Page .
  • Page 5 Computer to Printer Communication ........
  • Page 6 Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations (RS-232C) ....103 Section 7 - Downloading Characters and Fonts . . 105 248x Printers ............105 Designing Draft and NLQ Characters .
  • Page 7 Character Set 1........... . . 216 Character Set 2.
  • Page 8 viii...

  • Page 9: Section 1 - Introduction

    The information in this manual enables you to fully use the capabilities of dot-matrix impact printing. This book applies to the Lexmark Forms Printer 2400 Series dot-matrix family of printers. Differences that occur between printer models are noted.

  • Page 10: Available Options

    Available Options Options Parallel Cable Serial interface • Internal RS-232 • Serial cable Auto Sheet Feeder- Narrow Carriage Auto Sheet Feeder- Wide Carriage Tractor 2 Feeder- Narrow Carriage Tractor 2 Feeder- Wide Carriage USB cable 248x OKI emulation Cut Sheet Output Support Stand Physical Characteristics Width...

  • Page 11: Print Speeds

    Print Speeds Your printer supports the following burst print speeds in characters per second (cps). Mode Fast Draft • 10 cpi • 12 cpi Draft • 10 cpi • 12 cpi Near Letter Quality - Gothic, Courier • 10 cpi •...

  • Page 12: Printhead Movement

    Humidity range Vibration Although this desktop printer is portable and durable, do not operate or place the printer in vibration-prone areas. For best results, operate the printer on a level surface. Clearances Printer operation produces natural convection, or airflow. To allow sufficient airflow, make sure there is 50.8 mm (2 in.) of space around all exposed surfaces.

  • Page 13: Alternating Current Line Voltage Power

    Alternating Current Line Voltage Power Your printer uses one of the following alternating current (ac) line voltage power values. Note: Input voltage value varies with the country where the printer was pur- chased. • 90-137 V ac, 50/60 Hz •...

  • Page 14: Paper Specifications

    Paper Specifications 2480/2490 (Narrow Carriage Models) Cut Forms Paper Dimensions Single Maximum 297 mm (11.7 in.) See Note Maximum Hole to Hole See Note Minimum 76 mm (3.0 in.) Minimum Hole to Hole Note: When the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2 Feeder is installed, the max- imum width of a cut form is 215 mm (8.5 in.) for manual loading.

  • Page 15: 2481/2491 (Wide Carriage Models)

    2481/2491 (Wide Carriage Models) Cut Forms Paper Dimensions Single Maximum 420 mm (16.5 in.) Maximum Hole to Hole Minimum 76 mm (3.0 in.) Minimum Hole to Hole Maximum 559 mm (22.0 in.) Minimum 76 mm (3.0 in.) Maximum 90 g/m (24 lb.) Minimum 60 g/m...
  • Page 16 Paper Size Narrow carriage (2480/2490) Automatic Feed Mode (single-part form) Length 139.7 mm (5.5 in.) minimum 355.6 mm (14.0 in.) maximum Width 105 mm (4.13 in.) minimum 215.9 mm (8.5 inch) maximum Tractor Feeder (continuous forms) Length 76 mm (3.0 in.) minimum maximum Width...

  • Page 17: Ribbon Specifications

    For replacement ribbon, order ribbon number 11A3540. Length: Width: Fabric: High yield re-inking ribbon is available for the 2400 series printer. It has a life expectancy of approximately 8 million characters in 10 cpi draft mode. For replacement ribbon, order ribbon number 11A3550. Length:...

  • Page 18: Programming Examples

    Examples in this manual have been formatted to be processed by a simple BASIC program. The BASIC program reads an input file and writes data to an output file. Printer commands may be entered into the input file in a hexadecimal format and enclosed with opening and closing delimiters.
  • Page 19 1050 IF(I$ <> "<")THEN PRINT #2,I$;: GOTO 1090 1060 I$ = INPUT$(1, #1) 1070 IF(I$ = "x")OR (I$ = "X") THEN GOSUB 1130: GOTO 1090 1080 IF(I$ = "<")THEN PRINT#2,I$;: GOTO 1090 ELSE GOTO 1290 1090 WEND 1100 CLOSE #1: CLOSE #2: 1110 SHELL "copy prtrout.bin/b lpt1 >nul"...
  • Page 20 Section 1: Introduction...

  • Page 21: Section 2 - Set Initial Conditions (Sic) Command

    Set Initial Conditions (SIC) Command The SIC command sets the printer to the default values that were set at the factory or to user-defined defaults. SIC Command Format Use the following format: Format ESC [ Decimal Ln is the number of parameters plus 2. Hn is 0.
  • Page 22 The value for init can be: Initial Values Section 2: Set Initial Conditions (SIC) Command Description Initializes printer to user-defined settings. The download font remains unchanged. If parameters are specified, they over- write the default settings.
  • Page 23 Use the following parameters (parms) with SIC commands that use the printer ID of C5 and C6: Printer 2480 2481 2490 2491 Parm Description Selection Emulation 0=No Change 1=PPDS 2=Epson Panel Disable 0=No Change (see Note 1) 1=Panel Disabled 2=Panel Enabled...
  • Page 24 Parm Description Notes (cont.): 2 If Parm 3 has no value (macro has not been supplied), the printer default macro is used to store the change. When init=04H or 05H is specified, parm3 is ignored. When init=00H, 01H, FEH, FFh are specified, parm3 value is used as Macro No.
  • Page 25 Parm Description Selection Code Page 0=No Change 1=437 2=850 3=860 4=863 5=865 6=437G 7=813 8=851 9=853T 10=857 11=869 12=920 13=1053 14=861 15=1004 16=858 Form Length 0=No Change 1=1 to 176 Lines Lines Per Inch 0=No Change Left Margin 0=No Change 1=0 Inch 2=1 Inch 3=2 Inches...
  • Page 26 Parm Description Auto LF Slash Zero Character Set Print Direction 0=No Change Sheet Feeder Lock FF Enable (2480 only) TOF Read Tractor Tear Off Section 2: Set Initial Conditions (SIC) Command Selection 0=No Change 1=On 2=Off 0=No Change 1=Slashed Zero 2=Normal Zero 0=No Change 1=Set 1...

  • Page 27: Section 3 - Ibm Emulation Mode Printer Commands

    Commands This section provides a detailed description of IBM emulation mode commands you can use with your printer. Control Codes Control codes are one-character printer commands that are used to: • Manage the printing of a job. • Control the movement of the cursor, which changes the current print position.

  • Page 28: Escape Sequences

    Escape Sequences An escape sequence (two or more characters of information) lets you change the way the printer is currently printing. Like a control code, it gives you control over the printed output. The escape sequence begins with the character ESC (decimal 027, hexadecimal 1B).

  • Page 29: Command Structure

    63, the right margin of each printed page begins at column 63. The margin remains constant until a right margin command with a different value resets the margin, or the printer is reset. In this section, command parameters are indicated by a lowercase n. Usage Notes explain how to compute this parameter.

  • Page 30: Example Of Ibm Emulation Mode Printer Command

    Select Code Page ( name of command ) (A short description of the command follows) This command placed before the first character changes the active code page. (The printer command format follows with the decimal and hexadecimal values). Format Decimal Usage Notes The digits 4 0 0 0 (decimal), 04 00 00 00 (hexadecimal) are constants.

  • Page 31: Printer Command Quick Reference (Ibm Emulation Mode)

    1B 50 27 81 1B 51 27 82 1B 52 27 83 n 1B 53 n 27 84 1B 54 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands For more information see... page 47 page 57 page 57 page 57 page 58...
  • Page 32 Print One Character ESC ^ Begin/End Continuous ESC _ Overscore Move Current Print ESC d Position Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands 27 85 1B 55 27 87 1B 57 27 88 n1,n2 1B 58 n1,n2 27 89 Ln Hn data...

  • Page 33: Selecting A Character Set

    Format ESC 6 Decimal See pag e217 for more information. Select Code Page Use this printer command to change the active code page. Format ESC [ Decimal Usage Notes The digits 4 0 0 0 (decimal), 04 00 00 00 (hexadecimal) are constants.

  • Page 34: Print From Code Page

    Use the code page tables for the decimal or the hexadecimal digit (see “Code Pages” on page 187). • Locate the character on the code page table. • Use the decimal or hexadecimal digit for that character in the printer com- mand format. Usage Notes To print less than 256 characters: •...

  • Page 35: Print One Character

    To download fonts, download must be enabled in the Setup menu. Format ESC = Decimal Usage Notes count low/count high The number of bytes of data being downloaded starting with the printer id byte. A 1-byte number identifying the printer. Printer 2480 Plus 2481 Plus 2490 Plus...

  • Page 36: Select Global Font

    3 For the hexadecimal digits for Hf Lf, look across the row to the sixth through ninth columns (depending on the typestyle you want to print). 4 Substitute these digits for Hf Lf in the printer command syntax. • The size parameters (Hs, Ls and Sm) are valid when the pitch and font typestyle variables (Hf and Lf) are not valid and the size modifier parame- ter (Sm) is 1 (decimal) or 01 (hexadecimal).
  • Page 37 00 0C 00 3C 01 EF 00 6F 01 F0 01 C9 01 CA 01 1F 01 A4 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands italic Bold/Ital 00 12 00 39 00 5C 00 74 00 D7 00 D8 00 AC...
  • Page 38 1 33 0 198 0 212 1 213 1 214 1 215 1 216 1 36 0 200 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Decimal Hf Lf Italic Bold/Ital Normal Bold Gothic 0 242 00 F1 00 24 0 110...
  • Page 39 0 156 - 0 179 0 180 - 0 215 0 216 - 0 254 0 255 - 0 256 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Hex (Hs, Ls) 00 00 - 00 41 00 42 - 00 4D...

  • Page 40: Select 12 Cpi

    Usage Note • This command cancels any print combinations that conflict with ESC I. • The following table shows valid values for n for the 248x and 249x print- ers: Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC : ESC I...
  • Page 41 Draft - Download Fast DP (12 cpi) - Download NLQ - Download ALT NLQ II - Download Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands 249x Print Mode Normal (Draft) 10 cpi Normal (Draft) 12 cpi Normal (Draft) 17 cpi Normal (LQ) 10 cpi -...

  • Page 42: Select Print Type Style

    Select Print Type Style This command is used for varying the type style of the character and the number of line spacing. Use this printer command for: • Single-high character • Double-high character • Single-wide character • Double-wide character •...
  • Page 43 Stop Shadow Print (249x only) No Change Single Double No Change Single Double No Change Single Double Unchanged Single Double Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Selection Height Line Space No Change No Change No Change Single Single Single Single Double Double...

  • Page 44: Emphasized (Bold) Print

    Double-strike print results in a darker print because the printhead strikes the character twice. To begin double-strike print: Format Decimal To end double-strike print: Format Decimal Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H...

  • Page 45: Superscript Or Subscript

    ESC S Decimal To end subscript: Format ESC T Decimal Set Print Direction This command sets the printer to print either unidirectionally or bidirectionally. Format ESC U Decimal Usage Note The value of n can be any of the following: Decimal...

  • Page 46: Continuous Double-Wide Printing

    For 249x printers only. This command selects several forms of overscore, underscore, and strikethrough. Format Decimal To select loc: Decimal Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC W Direction Cancels double-wide printing mode Sets double-wide printing mode. ESC [ loc type...

  • Page 47: Continuous Underline

    Continuous Overscore This command prints a line above spaces and characters. To begin Continuous Overscore: Format Decimal To end Continuous Overscore: Format Decimal Cancel Single ESC - ESC - ESC _ ESC _ Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Double...

  • Page 48: Set Print Quality

    For 2490 printers, the value of n can be any of the following: Decimal 1 to 63 64 to 127 128 to 191 192 to 254 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC [ 64 01 No Change 01 to 3F Fast Draft...

  • Page 49: Graphics Print Modes

    Each vertical dot column can have 8 rows of dots. To print bit image graphics, the printer uses either the first 8 (248x) or 20 (249x) wires of the printhead to map the eight bits of data. The following table shows how the print wires are...

  • Page 50: Mode And Horizontal Density (249X Only)

    • mode is the vertical wire count and the horizontal density in dots per inch. Select mode from the following table. Mode Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Binary Value 14, 15 16, 17 If dots 1 and 0 print, wire 18 is also used.

  • Page 51: Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics (Half Speed)

    — Divide the number of bytes you want to print by 256. — The result is Hn. — The remainder is Ln. • data is the bit-mapped graphics information. Horizontal Density data data data Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Wires...

  • Page 52: Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics (Normal Speed)

    — Divide the number of bytes you want to print by 256. — The result is Hn. — The remainder is Ln. • data is the bit-mapped graphics information. Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC Y data data data...

  • Page 53: Horizontal Movement

    Horizontal Movement Set Horizontal Tabulation Stops This command sets up to 28 tabulation stops to be used with the printer command HT, Horizontal Tabulation. Format ESC D Decimal Usage Notes n1...n28 is used to set the tabulator stop positions. •...

  • Page 54: Set Horizontal Margins

    To move more than 256 increments: • Divide the number of increments you want to move by 256. — The result is Hn. — The remainder is Ln. Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC X ESC d increment 100 Ln...

  • Page 55: Line Control

    ESC J Decimal Usage Notes • n is a value from 0 to 255 (decimal) or 0 to FF (hex). • n must be a multiple of 3 to advance exactly n/216 inch. Begin Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 56: Set Vertical Units

    Usage Notes • Use ESC B to set the tabulation stops and to advance paper to the next ver- tical tabulation stop (VT) to activate them. Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands ESC [ m4 (Hex) ESC B tab settings n1...n64...

  • Page 57: Line Spacing

    10.3 lpi. Format ESC 1 Decimal Activate Line Spacing for Text This command activates the line spacing designated by the Set Line Spacing for Text (ESC A) printer command. Format ESC 2 Decimal Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 58: Set Line Spacing For Text

    Set Line Spacing for Text This command sets line spacing in n/72 inch increments. To activate the line spacing, use the printer command Activate Line Spacing for Text (ESC 2). Format Decimal Usage Note The value for n must be between 1 and 85.

  • Page 59: Set Top Of Form And Page Length

    When the command is sent, the current vertical position becomes the new top of form. • If the printer command Set Skip Perforation (ESC N) is active, or if "skip over perforation" is On in the printer setup, this printer command deacti- vates it.

  • Page 60: Set Skip Perforation

    When the command is sent, the current vertical position becomes the new top of form. • If the printer command Set Skip Perforation (ESC N) is active, or if "skip over perforation" is On in the printer setup, this printer command deacti- vates it.

  • Page 61: Printer Control

    Printer Control Deselect Printer When this command is sent, the printer ignores all data except DC1 . Format ESC Q Decimal The following values of n are valid: Model 2480 2481 2490 2491 Setup Barcode Parameter This command sets the barcode parameters to the printer.
  • Page 62 1=1/360 in. and for 9 wire printers the unit is 1=1/240 in. The variables v1 and v2 control the bar length. The minimum value of v1, v2 is 288 dec (24 wire) and 270 (9 wire). Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands Barcode Type <reserved>...

  • Page 63: Setup Barcode Data

    ESC [ Decimal Usage Notes • The printer must receive the ESC [ f command prior to the ESC [ p com- mand. • The barcode prints after the printer receives the LF line feed command. Command length is denoted by n1 and n2. The following values are valid for...
  • Page 64 Automatic Check Digit Generation Flag On n1 (low byte) 1 to 255 1 to 255 2 to 255 Section 3: IBM Emulation Mode Printer Commands n2(high byte) 01 to FF 01 to FF 02 to FF Barcode Type EAN-13 EAN-8...

  • Page 65: Section 4 - Epson Mode Printer Commands

    Double continuous line d2=5 Single broken line d2=6 Double broken line 1B 49 n Printable Code Area Expansion (248x only) n=1 Allows non-printable codes to be used for user-defined characters. n=0 Cancels n=1 selection. Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...
  • Page 66 Name ESC R 27 82 n Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 52 n Select an International Character Set n=0 USA n=1 France n=2 Germany n=3 U.K. n=4 Denmark 1 n=5 Sweden n=6 Italy n=7 Spain 1...
  • Page 67 ESC t 27 116 n 1B 74 n ESC x 27 120 n 1B 78 n Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 248x: Select Near-Letter- Quality Font Selects the font to be used in NLQ mode. n=0 Courier...
  • Page 68 Name ESC (t 27 40 116 3 0 d Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 28 74 3 0 d Assign Character Tables Parameter range Function Assigns the d character table to the d table according to the following...

  • Page 69: Text Print Mode

    27 112 n 1B 70 n Proportional Spacing Mode n=0 End n=1 Begin 27 83 n 1B 53 n Begin Superscript or Subscript n=0 Superscript n=1 Subrscript 27 84 1B 54 End Superscript or Subscript Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...
  • Page 70 Name ESC a ESC w The following table lists the n parameters for the ESC ! command. Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 27 97 n 1B 61 n Select Justification n=0 prints the line of characters against the left margin.

  • Page 71: Graphics Print Modes

    Prints dual density bit images at 120 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically. 1B 5A Ln Hn Quadruple Density Bit Image Graphics data Prints high density bit images at 240 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically. Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...
  • Page 72 249x Graphic Modes include 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 from the 248x table above and the following additional values of n in the ESC * command: Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 2A n Ln...

  • Page 73: Horizontal Movement

    1B 51 n Set Right Margin Sets the right margin in character positions at the current pitch. Offsets the print position by the relative distance from the current position. Offset=(n1 + (n2 x 256))/120 (inch). Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 74: Vertical Movement

    249x printer. 1B 6A n Reverse Relative Move Base Line Feeds the paper by n/216 inches in the reverse direction on 248x printer; n/180 inches in the reverse direction on 249x printer. 1B 62 m Set Vertical Tabs in Channel n1...n8 00...

  • Page 75: Page Format

    1B 42 0 n1, Set Vertical Tab Stops n2...n16 00 Sets up to 16 tab stops. The sequence ends with 0. Form Feed Advances the paper to the top of the next page. Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 76: Other Commands

    Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description Beeper Sounds the printer beeper for approximately 1 second. Select Printer (XON) The host sends this command to signal the printer to begin printing data. Null (XOFF) Cancel Data Clears data received since the last buffer terminator.
  • Page 77 Copy Normal Characters from ROM to RAM Select Left-to-Right Printing Set MSBs to Zero Sets the MSBs of all data sent to the printer to 0. Set MSBs to One Sets the MSBs of all data sent to the printer to 1.
  • Page 78 Section 4: Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 79: Section 5 - Oki Microline Mode Printer Commands

    1B 21 31 Select Block Graphics Character 1B 21 31 Select Line Character Set 1B 21 n Select an International Character Set Dec Hex Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Section Character Set USA 2 British Danish Dutch French Fr.
  • Page 80 Name ESC [ T 27 91 84 L Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands 1B 5B 54 L 0 0 H Description Print from Code Page If printing less than 256 characters: = # characters to be printed...

  • Page 81: Character Size And Spacing

    1B 5A Cancel Porportional Spacing 27 78 n 1B 4E n Select Intercharacter Spacing Adds additional spacing to the right of each character. Valid values for n must be between 0 and 11. Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands...

  • Page 82: Character Style

    27 84 ESC H 27 72 ESC I 27 73 ESC C 27 67 ESC D 27 68 Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Variable/Feature 10 cpi Cancel super/ subscripts 12 cpi Subscripts 17.1 cpi Superscripts 20 cpi...

  • Page 83: Custom Characters

    1B 24 Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Character Set Copies a complete set of the characters resident in the printer to the area of its memory reserved for custom characters. 1B 25 41 m Down Line Load Ascender Characters n1...n11...
  • Page 84 2 Select the corresponding n2 value. 3 Locate the word size (7 or 8-bit graphics). 4 Select the corresponding n2 value. Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 03 03 Stored graphics data in one dot column buffer Determines the graphics setting.

  • Page 85: Horizontal Movement

    If the value for the left margin is less than 3 digits, use zeros for the first digit(s). Maximum margin value is 899 (2480 printer model) or 999 (2481 printer model). Units are set at 1/120". 1B 25 52 n1...
  • Page 86 ESC HT 27 9 13 ESC % B 27 37 66 n1 n2 n3 n4 Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 03 x1 y1 Set Horizontal Tabs by Dot Columns z1 w1...x16 Sets tab stops for up to 16 positions. The character...
  • Page 87 27 45 1B 2D ESC = 27 61 1B 3D Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description Set Multiple Print Positions Moves the print position to the right or left, as an absolute or relative print position. pN=0 to 127...

  • Page 88: Vertical Movement

    ESC 8 27 56 ESC % 9 27 37 57 n 1B 25 39 n Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 47 H Set Page Length in Inches Sets the page length in increments of 1/2" x the...

  • Page 89: Other Commands

    For example, the command DC4 32 32 32 5 32 12 32 32 20 32 32 32 32...32 63 causes the printer to skip 3 lines, enters a tab stop at 5, skips 1 line, enters a tab stop at 12, skips 2 lines, enters a tab stop at 20, and then skips however many lines remain on the page.
  • Page 90 Name ESC V 27 86 Section 5: OKI Microline Emulation Mode Printer Commands Description 1B 56 Eject Page...

  • Page 91: Section 6 - Using The Printer Interface

    Parallel Interface Use Lexmark parallel cable 1329605 (3 m or 10 ft.) or 1427498 (6.1 m or 20 ft.). The parallel cable must be IEEE 1284-compliant and must support two-way...

  • Page 92: Computer To Printer Communication

    The printer and the computer synchronize data transfer with the interface signals STROBE*, ACKNLG*, and BUSY. When the computer is ready to send a byte of data to the printer, the computer puts the byte of data on the data lines. Then the computer sends a STROBE* (low) pulse to the printer.

  • Page 93: Pin Connections

    ERROR* INIT* SLCTIN* GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND GROUND Shield Lexmark compliant cables are supported up to 20 feet. Printer STROBE DATA 0 DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 ACKNLG*...
  • Page 94 The ACKNLG* pulse tells the computer that the data from the previous STROBE* pulse has been read. An ACKNLG* pulse is also generated when the printer is turned on, or at the completion of the printer initialization by an INIT* requested from the computer.

  • Page 95: Timing

    If data is in the USB buffer, the USB FIFO is not reset. The printer sets the ERROR* line low if the printer detects an error or out-of-paper condition. A critical error condition exists when both ERROR* and PE are low.

  • Page 96: Universal Serial Bus Interface

    You may want to use the serial interface when you need to use a cable more than 6 m (20 ft.) in length, share the printer using a printer sharing device, if you need to connect the printer to a computer that does not have a parallel port, or to a computer that does not have an available parallel port.

  • Page 97: Serial Cable Pin Assignments (Rs-232C)

    This line is set high after the serial interface finishes its POR sequence. However, if you select DTR pacing handshake protocol, this line is used to indicate to the host whether or not the printer is ready to receive any more data.

  • Page 98: Serial Interface Cable (Rs-232C)

    The maximum total capacitance of the cable and the connector should be less than 2500 pF, or it will delay the signal transition by more than Following is a diagram of the serial cable (Lexmark part number 1038693 (15.24 m or 50 ft.)).

  • Page 99: Using An Ibm At Personal Computer (Rs-232C)

    Voltage Level Range The maximum voltage level range for control lines or data lines is from ± 25 positive V dc to ± 25 negative V dc. Lexmark Null Modem Serial Cable 1038693 (15.24 m or 50 ft.) Shield 25 (F)
  • Page 100 • 19200 bps Start and Stop Bits The printer receives data with 1 start bit and either 1 or 2 stop bits. The printer always sends 1 start and 2 stop bits. Parity There are four possible parity settings: Even, Odd, No, and Ignore.

  • Page 101: Data Flow Control

    The buffer can only hold 128 bytes of data after the printer signals that it is busy. If the host sends more than this amount, the data is lost and a buffer overrun error occurs.
  • Page 102 The DTR signal becomes active (high) when initialization is complete, telling the computer that the printer is ready to receive data. DTR drops (low) to tell the computer that the printer buffer is full or the printer is busy and data transmission should stop. If the computer con- tinues to send data after the printer lowers the DTR signal, data could be lost.

  • Page 103: Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations (Rs-232C)

    Because all data transmissions require CTS, it must be detected prior to the XON/XOFF protocol initiating. Once CTS is detected, after POR, the printer transmits an XON command. It is not necessary for the host to detect this initial XON command prior to transmitting data to the printer.
  • Page 104 Select the printer icon. Select Open. Select Settings. The Printer - Settings screen appears. Select the serial port to which you want to attach the printer. The Serial Port - Settings screen appears. Select the settings you want to use.

  • Page 105: Section 7 - Downloading Characters And Fonts

    The 9-wire printers can print downloaded draft characters in NLQ mode. Downloaded characters print at the same speed as standard characters. You design the characters for Draft and the printer adds the additional dots to each character when printing in NLQ mode.
  • Page 106 Vertical Lines The following drawing shows how the printer adds dots to a vertical line. The solid dots must be specified in the font. Hollow dots are generated by the printer. Diagonal Lines These drawings show how the printer adds dots to diagonal lines.
  • Page 107 Intersections of Vertical and Horizontal Lines The drawing on the left shows how the printer adds the vertical dots to a vertical line that intersects a horizontal line. The character design must specify all dots in the horizontal line. The printer removes adjacent dots from horizontal lines when printing in Draft, which is illustrated in the drawing on the right.
  • Page 108 The printer considers the point of intersection as a two-dot vertical line. Diagonal Intersecting Vertical Line The ’M’ shows how the printer adds dots when a diagonal line meets the end of a vertical line. Rows Section 7: Downloading Characters and Fonts...

  • Page 109: Designing Fast Draft Characters

    When a diagonal line intersects a vertical line at a point other than the end of the vertical line, you should specify a horizontal dot at the intersection to improve character appearance. This ensures that the character is acceptable in Draft. Designing Fast Draft Characters The character matrix for Fast Draft characters is 10-dots wide and 9-dots high.
  • Page 110 Initializing the Download Area Use the following command to initialize the download areas to the resident fonts: <x 1B3D - download command prefix 0000 - byte count when zero causes initialization of > Downloading a Draft/NLQ Character Set The sequence to download characters for Draft/NLQ and Fast Draft is shown below: Syntax: Decimal:...
  • Page 111 Part Two: Specifying the Download Data Attribute byte 1 specifies the character type and additional information. Bit Values if the character is an ascender (a character using only the upper 8 wires of the print head). if the character is a descender, a character using only the lower 8 wires of the print head (for...
  • Page 112 11 will be treated as 11. These bytes are unique to each character, and must be specified for each download character. The printer prints one byte at a time. Each wire in the printhead has a corresponding bit in each byte, depending on whether the character is an ascender or a descender.

  • Page 113: Designing And Downloading The Draft/Nlq Copyright (©) Symbol

    Designing and Downloading the Draft/NLQ Copyright (©) Symbol This example shows how the 11 bytes of printable data for the ’©’ symbol were determined. Hexadecimal This example replaces the ’@’ character with the Draft ’©’ symbol. This character is an ascender without proportional spacing. Count 1 and count 2 for the example are: total count = (1 x 13) + 2 = 15 count 1 = x0F...
  • Page 114 The following example loads data for the copyright symbol into the printer. The data remains in the download storage area until you: • Set the power switch to Off. • Overlay the data with download character data. • Download area is initialized.
  • Page 115 Downloading an NLQ II Character Set The 248x printers can download two sets of NLQ II characters. The first set is initialized to a Courier-like font, and the second to a Courier italic-like font. Since there are two download areas, you must use a Select Print Mode, ESC I, before downloading to select between the two download areas.
  • Page 116 Part Two: Specifying the Download Data Each font character is made up of 48 bytes of data. There are 2 bytes of attribute data and 46 bytes of character data. This field of 48 bytes must be repeated for each character. The following text describes the specifications of the attribute bytes and the character data.
  • Page 117 Attribute byte 2 is not used when specifying NLQ II. Set it to zero. Functions • Defines the column data for each character from left to right. Printable Data • Column 24 is always blank; therefore, only 23 columns can (Columns 1 to 23) be defined.
  • Page 118 When you want to print the ’©’ symbol: • Send ESC I x07 to the printer to select the download characters in NLQ II mode. • Send data by any method that would cause the normal ’&’ character to be printed.
  • Page 119 To replace the ampersand (’&’) symbol, use the following example to download and print the copyright © symbol. <x 1B3D command prefix=’ESC =’ - download character 3200 count - x0032, 50 Type=NLQ II Start code=’&’ attribute byte 1=ascender, not line-drawing, not graphics character attribute byte 2=not used for download 00 -...

  • Page 120: 249X Printers

    This byte also tells if another lookup table follows this one and identifies the quality of the font. If the default font has a non-zero code page ID, that code page ID becomes the active code page when the printer is switched Section 7: Downloading Characters and Fonts...
  • Page 121 on. For Letter Quality fonts, the font descriptor byte also identifies the pitch of the font. If multiple lookup tables have the same combinations of pitch and quality, only the first one is accessible. Font Descriptor Byte Bit 7 1 = This is the default font. 1 = Another lookup table follows.
  • Page 122 10 cpi LQ 12 cpi LQ 10 cpi ELQ 12 cpi ELQ Proportional characters in the 249x are based on a 7-unit width system where 1 unit is equal to 1/60 inch. Because 1 dot-column equals 1/360 inch, 1 unit is equal to 6 dot-columns.
  • Page 123 Count Count is the number of bytes of data being downloaded starting with the font ID byte. The count is a 2-byte value downloaded as the low byte followed by the high byte. Font ID Byte The font ID byte is a 1-byte number that identifies the font.

  • Page 124: Managing The Download Area

    To write over any existing download data, send the printer command ESC = 0 0. Sending ESC = 0 0 clears the existing download data and copies the resident lookup tables to the download area.

  • Page 125: Designing Monospaced Fast Draft Characters

    Note: The lookup tables copied using the ESC = 0 0 command point to the res- ident fonts with the current code page. After receiving an ESC = 0 0 com- mand, the download area appears empty. Any valid download com- mand activates the download access.
  • Page 126 This example shows the design for the ampersand character (ASCII 38) from the All Characters chart. This character design does not have any occurrences where extra dots can be added, resulting in a column being identical to its predecessor. For instance, column 4, row 4, could be turned on because it would automatically be turned off during printing, but other bits in column 4 are different from column 3, which means no compression can occur.
  • Page 127 Creating the Character Data Each dot column is sent to the printer as three bytes of data. To get the values of this data, convert the binary values to hexadecimal values. First byte of data (most significant byte) Second byte of data...
  • Page 128 108510 0F01C0 000E30 000000 > Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte Send the following descriptor byte information to the printer: <x 1B3D - download command prefix 0400 - byte count (low byte first) - x0004, 4 - font ID for 249x printers...
  • Page 129 + x8011 = x8167 (offset + character lookup table address start) The address for the new lookup table entry for ASCII character 38 is x8167. Downloading the Lookup Table Data Send the following lookup table information to the printer: <x 1B3D...

  • Page 130: Designing Monospaced Draft Characters

    Printing the Character To print the ampersand symbol, send the following command sequence: <x 1B49 - ESC,I - select print mode - draft, 10 cpi 1B5B64 - ESC,[,@ - select print quality 0100 - byte count (low byte first) - x0001, 1 - print quality = Fast Draft 1B5E - print one character command...
  • Page 131 This example shows the design for the two-sixteenth note character (ASCII 14) from the All Characters Chart. Because the design of this character does not contain any consecutive columns that are identical, no compression can take place. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Byte 1 00 00 00 07 08 11 22 44 BB Byte 2...
  • Page 132 Creating the Character Data Each dot-column is sent to the printer as three bytes of data. To get the values of this data, convert the binary values to hexadecimal values. First byte of data (most significant byte) Second byte of data...
  • Page 133 Downloading the Character Data You can start the character data at any unused memory address greater than xA413. This example uses xB000. <x 1B3D - download command prefix 1E00 - byte count (low byte first) - x001E, 30 - font ID for 249x printers 00B0 - start address (low byte first) - xB000 0000A0...
  • Page 134 + x8011 = x8626 (offset + character 0 lookup table address) The address for the new lookup table entry for ASCII character 173 is x8626. Downloading the Lookup Table Data Use the following example to send the lookup table information to the printer: <x 1B3D 0C00...

  • Page 135: Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters

    Printing the Character To print the two-sixteenth note character at 12 cpi download draft, send the following sequence: <x 1B49 1B5E > Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters Proportional characters in the 249x are based on a 7-unit width system described in “Design Considerations” on page 121. Typical proportional character widths are: •...
  • Page 136 The following grid shows a 7 unit trademark symbol. Only 41 columns are shown because column 42 must be blank. Solid dots indicate downloaded and printed dots. Hollow dots indicate consecutive dots that may be added back to the design to take advantage of the compression algorithm. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Byte 1 3C 20 20 20 20 20 20 31 20 20 20 20 20 20 3C 00 00 20 20 20 3F 30 10 06 04 02 01 00 00 00 01 02 04 06 10 30 3F 20 20 20 00...
  • Page 137 Creating the Character Data Each dot-column is sent to the printer as three bytes of data. To get the values of this data, convert the binary values to hexadecimal values. First byte of data (most significant byte) Second byte of data...
  • Page 138 Downloading the Character Data You can start the character data at any unused memory address greater than xA413. This example uses xA414. <x 1B3D 5D00 14A4 3C0000 200000 200400 3FFC00 200400 200000 3C0000 000000 000400 200400 3FFC00 300400 100400 060400 040400 020000 010000...
  • Page 139 + x9213 = x9828 (offset + character 0 lookup table address) The address for the new lookup table entry for ASCII character 173 is x9828. Downloading the Lookup Table Data Send the following lookup table example to the printer: <x 1B3D download command prefix - lookup table...
  • Page 140 Printing the Character To print the trademark character, send the following sequence: <x 1B49 1B5E > Section 7: Downloading Characters and Fonts ESC, I - select print mode Letter Quality, proportional space print one character command print character xAD, ASCII character 173...

  • Page 141: Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters

    Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters When designing monospaced Enhanced Letter Quality characters, you can use horizontal consecutive dots. To design a character, start with a 35 dot wide by 24 dot high grid. Although the character matrix for an ELQ character is 36 dots wide, the last column must be blank.
  • Page 142 Creating the Character Data Each dot-column is sent to the printer as three bytes of data. To get the value for the first byte of data, convert the binary values of the bottom eight print wires to hexadecimal. The most significant bit of each byte is the top dot. The least significant bit of each byte is the bottom dot.
  • Page 143 Downloading the Character Data You can start the character data at any unused memory address greater than xA413. This example uses xA414. <x 1B3D download command prefix - character data 3C00 byte count (low byte first) - x003C, 60 font ID for 249x printers 14A4 start address (low byte first) - xA414 000010...
  • Page 144 Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte Send the following descriptor byte information to the printer: <x 1B3D 0400 > For more information about the Font Descriptor Byte, see page 121. Creating the Lookup Table Data Before creating lookup table data, make note of the following memory addresses.
  • Page 145 Downloading the Lookup Table Data Send the following lookup table information to the printer: <x 1B3D download command prefix - lookup table data 0C00 byte count (low byte first) - x000C, 12 font ID for 249x printers 348E start address in Lookup Table (low byte...
  • Page 146 Section 7: Downloading Characters and Fonts...

  • Page 147: Section 8 - Barcodes

    You can print barcodes on your printer in both IBM and Epson emulation modes. In the 248x printer’s Data Options setup menu, the barcode option must be set to ENABLE to reserve 1K of the receive buffer for barcode processing. If the option is not set to ENABLE, barcode printing is not possible.
  • Page 148 UPC-A and EAN-13 barcodes use a flag character for number system encoding and country code. Your printer provides the capability of printing the human readable form of this flag character either in the vertical center along the left side of the barcode, or under the barcode with the other human readable characters.
  • Page 149 k is the barcode type. Barcode Type k value EAN-13 178, xB2 EAN-8 179, xB3 Code 39 180, xB4 Interleaved 2of5 182, xB6 UPC-A 183, xB7 POSTNET 185, xB9 Code 128 186, xBA m is the module width. Module is a term defining the smallest unit of measurement within a barcode. The module width, m, is used to determine both bar and space widths.
  • Page 150 An example of Code 39, with m = 0 and m = 1, follows: m = 0 (the human readable character is printed) m = 1 (the human readable character is not printed) s is the space width adjustment factor. This parameter affects only space modules.
  • Page 151 248x 249x Notes: • If you try to use values less than the minimum values, the printer ignores your values and uses the minimum values. • The vertical pitch for 248x printers is 1/72 inch. The vertical pitch for 249x printers is 1/180 inch.

  • Page 152: Data Transfer Command

    N (quotient of N divided by 256). n2 is normally 0. The printer may not print the barcode if N does not match the number of characters required for the barcode type. After sending the data transfer command and the barcode data, sufficient vertical movement is required to move past the length of the bars.

  • Page 153: Barcode Symbologies

    Data is the actual data to be transferred into the barcode symbology. The data for the barcode data transfer command is a string of ASCII characters immediately following the n1, n2 count bytes. The string "APPLE" is transferred in the example below: <x 1B5B70 - barcode data transfer command prefix...
  • Page 154 The European Article Numbering (EAN) barcode is the European version of the all-numeric, fixed length UPC symbology. k value: m value: s value: minimum v1, v2 values: c parameter: n1 value (b0 = 0): n1 value (b0 = 1): n2 value: data character set: Character ’0’...
  • Page 155 Examples: Valid EAN-13 command: <x B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - - barcode type = EAN-13 - module width = default - space width adjustment = default 4003 - height (low byte first) - x0340 = - control byte: check digit from 1B5B70 - barcode data transfer command...
  • Page 156 4003 1B5B70 0D00 >0584454824159 ... Since the b0 bit of the c parameter has a value of 01 (check digit by printer), there must be 12 data characters (x0C), not 13 (x0D), specified in the Data Transfer. EAN-8 k value:...
  • Page 157 data character set: Character ’0’ ’1’ ’2’ ’3’ ’4’ ’5’ ’6’ ’7’ ’8’ ’9’ Examples: Valid EAN-8 command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = EAN-8 - module width = default - space width adjustment = default 4003...
  • Page 158 Since the b0 bit of the c parameter has a value of 01 (check digit by printer), there must be 7 data characters (x07) specified in the Data Transfer Command. Invalid EAN-8 command: >x 1B5B66 0600 4003 1B5B70 0700 >058C454 ...
  • Page 159 CODE 39 This barcode symbology uses both alphabetic and numeric characters. The printer will add a start/stop character, ’*’, to the barcode and human readable character automatically. k value: 180, xB4 m value: 0 to 4, x00 to x04 s value:...
  • Page 160 data character set: Character ’0’ ’1’ ’2’ ’3’ ’4’ ’5’ ’6’ ’7’ ’8’ ’9’ ’A’ ’B’ ’C’ ’D’ ’E’ ’F’ ’G’ ’H’ ’I’ ’J’ ’K’ ’L’ Section 8: Barcodes Character ’M’ ’N’ ’O’ ’P’ ’Q’ ’R’ ’S’ ’T’ ’U’ ’V’ ’W’...
  • Page 161 Examples: Valid Code 39 command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, - barcode type = Code 39 - module width = 4 = 0.038 inches on 248x, 0.026 inches on 249x - space width adjustment = 3 = 0.0125 inches on 248x, 0.0083 inches on 249x 0303...
  • Page 162 Invalid Code 39 command: <x 1B5B66 0600 4003 1B5B70 0300 >CaT ... The lowercase ’a’ is not a valid data character for Code 39. Section 8: Barcodes - barcode setup command prefix - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = Code 39 - module width = default...
  • Page 163 Interleaved 2of5 is used to express all-numeric messages. Two bytes of data are encoded to form one barcode character. If the check digit generation flag is on (b0 = 1), the printer will add a ’0’ to the data string automatically. k value:...
  • Page 164 1003 1B5B70 0400 >2359 ... Since the b0 bit of the c parameter has a value of 01 (check digit by printer), note the 0 character added to the barcode above. Section 8: Barcodes - barcode setup command prefix - setup data length (low byte first) -...
  • Page 165 Invalid Interleaved 2of5 command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = Interleaved 2of5 - module width = default - space width adjustment = default 4003 - height (low byte first) - x0340 = 832 = 0.385 inches - control byte: check digit from host, print...
  • Page 166 data character set: Character ’0’ ’1’ ’2’ ’3’ ’4’ ’5’ ’6’ ’7’ ’8’ ’9’ Valid UPC-A command: <x 1B5B66 0600 1003 1B5B70 0B00 >12345678901 ... Section 8: Barcodes - barcode setup command prefix - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = UPC-A - module width = default...
  • Page 167 Since the b0 bit of the c parameter has a value of 01 (check digit by printer), there must be 11 data characters (x0B) specified in the Data Transfer Command. Invalid UPC-A command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix...
  • Page 168 POSTNET This all-numeric symbology is used to express U.S. Postal Service ZIP codes. k value: m value: s value: minimum v1, v2 values: c parameter: n1 value (b0=0): n1 value (b0=1): n2 value: data character set: Character ’0’ ’1’ ’2’ ’3’...
  • Page 169 Examples: Valid POSTNET command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - - barcode type = POSTNET - module width = default - space width adjustment = default 0000 - height (low byte first) - 0 - control byte: no functions selected 1B5B70 - barcode data transfer command prefix...
  • Page 170 Since the v1, v2 values for the bar length are ignored for POSTNET, 00 00 is an acceptable bar length specification. Invalid POSTNET command: <x 1B5B66 0600 0000 1B5B70 0A00 >40511-876 ... The ’-’ (dash) is an invalid character for POSTNET. Section 8: Barcodes - barcode setup command prefix - setup data length (low byte first) -...
  • Page 171 They may be included in the barcode data to shift to one of the two alternative character sets. If the check digit generation flag is on (b0 = 1), the printer adds a 0 to the data string automatically.
  • Page 172 data character sets: Function START A START B START C The character and corresponding hex code for each of these character sets are shown on the following pages. Section 8: Barcodes...
  • Page 173 data character set A: Character Code Character Space ’!’ ’ ” ’ ’#’ ’$’ ’%’ ’&’ ’ ‘ ’ ’(’ ’)’ ’*’ ’+’ ’,’ ’-’ ’.’ ’/’ ’0’ ’1’ ’2’ ’3’ ’4’ ’5’ ’6’ ’7’ ’8’ ’9’ ’:’ ’;’ ’<’ ’=’...
  • Page 174 data character set B: Character FNC 3 FNC 2 Shift CodeC FNC 4 CodeA FNC 1 Section 8: Barcodes Code Character Code Character Space ’!’ ’ ” ’ ’#’ ’$’ ’%’ ’&’ ’ ‘ ’ ’(’ ’)’ ’*’ ’+’ ’,’ ’-’...
  • Page 175 data character set C: Character Code Character ’00’ x3030 ’32’ ’01’ x3031 ’33’ ’02’ x3032 ’34’ ’03’ x3033 ’35’ ’04’ x3034 ’36’ ’05’ x3035 ’37’ ’06’ x3036 ’38’ ’07’ x3037 ’39’ ’08’ x3038 ’40’ ’09’ x3039 ’41’ ’10’ x3130 ’42’ ’11’...
  • Page 176 Valid Code 128 command: <x 1B5B66 0600 0404 1B5B70 0500 <A2345 ... Section 8: Barcodes - barcode setup command prefix - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, - barcode type = Code 128 - module width = default - space width adjustment = default - height (low byte first) - x0404 = 0.476 inches...
  • Page 177 Invalid Code 128 command: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = Code 128 - module width = default - space width adjustment = default 0404 - height (low byte first) - control byte: check digit from host, human readable character...
  • Page 178 Valid Code 128 command using multiple character sets: <x 1B5B66 0600 0404 1B5B70 1300 323334 212324 333233333334 3C3D3E >... Section 8: Barcodes barcode setup command prefix setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 barcode type = Code 128 module width = default space width adjustment = default height (low byte first) - x0404 = 0.476...

  • Page 179: Notes For Barcode Printing

    Barcode printing is always performed unidirectionally (left-to-right). • The desired barcode will not print if the barcode print area exceeds the right margin of the printer. • The desired barcode will not print if the barcode print area exceeds the bot- tom of the page or bottom margin.
  • Page 180 • The desired barcode may not print if invalid characters are specified in the data transfer command. Example: <x 1B5B66 0600 0E01 1B5B70 0500 >012a5 ... Since the desired barcode is POSTNET (B9), the letter ’a’ is not a valid character.
  • Page 181 • The desired barcode may not print if the number of characters specified by n1, n2 does not match the required number for the desired barcode type. Example: <x 1B5B66 - barcode setup command prefix 0600 - setup data length (low byte first) - x0006, 6 - barcode type = EAN-13 - module width = default...
  • Page 182 • When the m parameter is set to 1 (m = 1), the printer does not print the human readable character. Example: <x 1B5B66 0600 3804 > Although the c parameter has a value of x00, which tells the printer to print the human readable character, the m parameter has a value of x01, which causes the b1 bit value of the c parameter to be ignored.
  • Page 183 • Completing the barcode setup and data transfer commands is not enough to print the desired barcode. Before the barcode can be printed, the printer must receive sufficient vertical movement commands (line feed, vertical tab, form feed, etc.) to move down past the length of the barcode (and human readable character, if applicable).
  • Page 184 Example: <x 1B5B66 0600 5000 1B5B70 0400 30 33 39 32 0D0A0A0A0A0A0A > • Barcode data and other print data (for example, text data) are controlled independently. It is necessary to provide sufficient horizontal space for the barcode when mixing barcodes with other data, otherwise, the text and barcode data will overlap, as shown in the following example: Example: <x1B5B66 0600 B4 00 00 3804 00>...
  • Page 185 In this example, sufficient horizontal space is inserted to eliminate overlap: Example: <x1B5B66 0600 B4 00 00 3804 00> Barcode Print Sample: <x1B5B70 0300> 395 Text Printing <x0A0A0A0A0A> Barcode Print Sample: Text Printing Section 8: Barcodes...
  • Page 186 Section 8: Barcodes...

  • Page 187: Section 9 - Code

    Code Pages Section Your printer supports code pages 437, 437G, 813, 850, 851, 853T, 857, 858, 860, 861, 863, 865, 869, 920, 1004, and 1053. Additional code pages are available for designated countries. Code page 437 (U.S. English) is the factory default code page.

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  • Page 204: Printing A Code Page

    Printing a Code Page To print all 256 characters of a code page, use one of the following commands with the program that follows. Replace the first line of the program with the appropriate command for the code page you want to print. Code Page 437G 853T...
  • Page 205 9x <x1B5C 2000 9020912092209320 9420952096209720 982099209A209B20 9C209D209E209F20> Ax <x1B5C 2000 A020A120A220A320 A420A520A620A720 A820A920AA20AB20 AC20AD20AE20AF20> Bx <x1B5C 2000 B020B120B220B320 B420B520B620B720 B820B920BA20BB20 BC20BD20BE20BF20> Cx <x1B5C 2000 C020C120C220C320 C420C520C620C720 C820C920CA20CB20 CC20CD20CE20CF20> Dx <x1B5C 2000 D020D120D220D320 D420D520D620D720 D820D920DA20DB20 DC20DD20DE20DF20> Ex <x1B5C 2000 E020E120E220E320 E420E520E620E720 E820E920EA20EB20 EC20ED20EE20EF20>...

  • Page 206: Set Font Global, Esc

    Set Font Global, ESC [I You can vary the font and pitch type style within a file with this command. It can also be used to change the code page. Syntax: Decimal: Hex: ESC [I changes the font, pitch, and code page. It uses the following best-fit algorithm: Requested font, pitch, and code page.
  • Page 207 248x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch Font Style Normal (Double Wide) Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic 17.1 Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Decimal Byte Decimal (Hf times...
  • Page 208 248x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch (Double Wide) 17.1 Section 9: Code Pages Decimal (Hf times Font Style Hex (Hf Lf) 256 plus Lf) Courier (cont.) Normal x00AB Emphasized x00B8 Italic x00AC Emph./Italic x00B9 Gothic Normal x00F1 Emphasized...
  • Page 209 249x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch Font Style Normal (Double Wide) Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic 17.1 Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Decimal Byte Decimal (Hf times...
  • Page 210 249x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch 17.1 Section 9: Code Pages Decimal (Hf times Font Style Hex (Hf Lf) 256 plus Lf) Courier (cont.) Normal x011E Emphasized Italic Emph./Italic Normal x00AB Emphasized x00B8 Italic x00AC Emph./Italic x00B9 Prestige...
  • Page 211 249x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch Font Style Normal Emphasized Italic Normal Emphasized Italic Normal (Double Wide) Emphasized Italic Emph./DS Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./DS Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./DS Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./DS 17.1 Normal Emphasized Italic Emph./DS Normal...
  • Page 212 249x Font Global IDs (FGIDs) Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch sizehigh (Hs): The binary number that is the more significant byte of the 2-byte font size. sizelow (Ls): The binary number that is the less significant byte of the 2-byte font size.
  • Page 213 Decimal Code Page 437G 853T 1053 1004 Set Print Quality, ESC [d This command sets the print quality for draft or letter quality print: Syntax: Decimal: Hex: • 1 and 0 (decimal) and 01 and 00 (hexadecimal) are constants. • The value of n is a single digit that can be any one of the following digits: Set Print Quality Selections Print Quality...
  • Page 214 Set Print Quality Selections Print Quality Enhanced Letter Quality Default Font Example Select Fast Draft: Syntax: Decimal: Hex: Interaction of Set Font Global and Set Print Quality Every font has an LQ version and a Draft version. Set Font Global changes the font and pitch within the current quality.

  • Page 215: Character Sets 1 And 2

    Character Sets 1 and 2 The printer’s interpretation of code pages is based on whether character set 1 or character set 2 is selected. Character set 1 is the factory default character set and is printed if you do not specify otherwise. Character set 2 has foreign language characters and fewer control words.

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  • Page 219: Glossary

    A set of 256 graphic designs (characters) associated with unique code values from 0 through 255, x00 to xFF. control code. Tells the printer to perform a function, such as changing line space. cpi. See characters-per-inch. cpl. See characters-per-line.
  • Page 220 LQ. Letter quality. NLQ. Near letter quality. mm. Millimeter. parallel interface. A type of connection that links a printer to a computer, by which all 8 bits of a character are sent at the same time. print quality. Refers to the actual...

  • Page 221: Index

    OKI Microline mode Code 128 barcode Code 39 barcode code pages character sets printing 188–196 supported computer to printer communication control flag for barcode custom characters, OKI Microline mode data character sets data flow control RS-232C data frames serial...
  • Page 222 OKI Microline mode IBM AT compatible serial port IBM emulation mode escape sequences set print quality IBM emulation mode printer commands command structure control codes download a character set graphics print mode horizontal movement line control...
  • Page 223 1/8 inch set line spacing to 7/72 inch lookup table data for downloading miscellaneous commands, OKI Microline mode noise emission value OKI Microline mode printer commands character set character size and spacing character style custom characters graphics print modes...
  • Page 224 IBM emulation mode select character set 1 select character set 2 serial adapter option 96–?? printer connections RS-232C cable communication parameters connecting data frame considerations errors start and stop bits using a 9-pin compatible...

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