Xerox FS 5250 User Manual

Function Selection via the Line
Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide

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8.5. Defining a Permanent Escape Character

The paragraph "Defining a Temporary Escape Char acter", only described
the saving of the escape character in the temporary memory .

If you wish to define and save a permanent escape character in the printer,
you will have to use Function 48, Select Perma nent Escape Character, and
immediately save the settings in the permanent memory . See the description
of Y48 in either XES or PCL.

NOTE:
If the character used in Function 48, Select Permanent Escape
Character, is different from the one specified as temporary escape
character, the latest specified character will take pre

cedence immedi-

ately.

An example of the commands defining the permanent escape charac ter is
shown below.

PCL

XES

&&??%

%Y48,08%

%Y48,4C%

>X1

Syntaxes of the command strings defining the permanent escape character to be 08
(the character ">") instead of the temporary escape character "%".

8.6. Removing Permanent Escape Character

If you wish to remove the permanent escape character , you will have to
follow the proce dure below:

Set Function 48, Select Permanent Escape Character, to "00" (No
escape character).

Define a new temporary escape character as described in "Defining a
Temporary Escape Character".

Save the settings using the command "<ESC> X1".

Examples of these commands are shown below.