Black Box PQ-8S Manual De Usuario
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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Table 5-7. Summary List of Special Commands.
Command
Function
¬E
Sends an ASCII ESC command to the printer
¬TY
Enables true 6 LPI printing
¬TN
Disables True 6 LPI printing
¬I
Ignores all host formatting commands
¬S
Stop ignoring host formatting commands
In these cases, the ¬TY command
prevents the printer from
compressing the line spacing.
prevents the printer from
compressing the line spacing.
Use the ¬I and ¬S commands to
remove unwanted host commands
from a print file. For example, when
printing with electronic forms
software, these files are recognized
by the host as text files, which causes
the host to format the files with
unwanted carriage returns and line
feeds. Placing the ¬I at the end of a
line and ¬S at the front of the next
line causes the PQ-8 to remove the
host carriage-return and line-feed
commands and send only the data to
the printer.
from a print file. For example, when
printing with electronic forms
software, these files are recognized
by the host as text files, which causes
the host to format the files with
unwanted carriage returns and line
feeds. Placing the ¬I at the end of a
line and ¬S at the front of the next
line causes the PQ-8 to remove the
host carriage-return and line-feed
commands and send only the data to
the printer.
I-O’s laser printer emulation is
compatible with the many popular
electronic forms software
applications. If the PQ-8 replaces
XPoint’s Twinax Controller, set the
PQ-8’s True LPI menu to “XPoint
Controller.”
electronic forms software
applications. If the PQ-8 replaces
XPoint’s Twinax Controller, set the
PQ-8’s True LPI menu to “XPoint
Controller.”
The ¬E command allows an “Esc”
command to be sent to the printer
to control the printing. Simple
“escape” commands eliminate the
need for putting in hex codes using
Command Pass-Thru. These
commands allow use of some of the
special features of the laser printer.
to control the printing. Simple
“escape” commands eliminate the
need for putting in hex codes using
Command Pass-Thru. These
commands allow use of some of the
special features of the laser printer.
Check the printer’s manual or any
optional technical manual for a
description of the feature and the
escape commands needed to access
the feature. These commands consist
of characters which are all found on
the IBM twinax keyboard except for
the Escape character. For example,
¬E(s3B would begin bold printing
on an HP LaserJet printer.
description of the feature and the
escape commands needed to access
the feature. These commands consist
of characters which are all found on
the IBM twinax keyboard except for
the Escape character. For example,
¬E(s3B would begin bold printing
on an HP LaserJet printer.
The printer will slightly compress
line spacing to fit 66 lines onto the
page. This may be undesirable (as
when you are using pre-printed
forms that must align correctly).
page. This may be undesirable (as
when you are using pre-printed
forms that must align correctly).