Kyocera KM-C2630, KM-C830, KM-C850, FS-7000, FS-C5016N User Manual

PRESCRIBE Commands

Command Reference

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Table of Contents

Overview of PRESCRIBE Commands by Function 2

Access Commands——————————— —— ———————————————— 2
Print System Setting Commands ——————————————————————— 2
Margin and Page Portrait/Landscape Orientation Commands ———————————— 3
Font Commands—————————————————————————————— 4
Cursor Movement Commands ———————————————————————— 5
Vector Graphics Commands ————————————————————————— 5
Path Mode Graphics Commands ——————————————————————— 6
Raster Graphics Commands ————————————————————————— 7
Color Commands ————————————————————————————— 7
Barcode Commands ———————————————————————— ———— 8
Macro Commands ————————————————————————————— 8
Debug Commands ————————————————————————————— 9
External Media Control Commands —————————————————————— 9
e-MPS Commands ———————————————————————————— 10

PRESCRIBE Commands 11

ACLI — Add CoLor by Index ——————————————————————— 12
ALTB A — [ALlocate TaBle] Assign user-defined character table
ALTB C — [ALlocate TaBle] Convert charact
ALTB D — [ALlocate TaBle] Delete user-defined character table
ALTB E — [ALlocate TaBle] End defining combination characters
ALTB G — [ALlocate TaBle] Generate user-d
ALTB R — [ALlocate TaBle] Release user-defined character table
ALTB S — [ALlocate TaBle] Start to define the com
ALTB T — [ALlocate TaBle] define combined character by Table
ALTF — change to ALTernate Font ————————————————————— 23
AMCR — call Automatic MaCRo—————————————————————— 25
APSG — Assign Paper Source Group ———————————————————— 27
ARC — draw filled-in ARC ———————————————————————— 28
ASFN — ASsign external characters for FoNt ————————————————— 31
ASTK — Assign STacKer trays —————————————————————— 32
BARC — draw BARCode ———————————————————————— 34
BKLT — print in BooKLeT binding ———————————————————— 38
BLK — draw filled-in BLocK ——————————————————————— 40
BOX — draw BOX ——————————————————————————— 42
CALL — CALL macro —————————————————————————— 44
CCPY — Carbon CoPY—————————————————————————— 46
CDSK — Check hard DiSK ——————— ————————————————— 49
CID — Configure color-Image Data ————————————————————— 50
CIR — draw CIRcle ——————————————————————————— 52
CLIP — CLIP current path ———————————————————————— 54
CLPR — CLiP Rectangular area —————————————————————— 55
CLSP — CLoSe Path——————————————————————————— 57
CMNT — CoMmeNT —————————————————————————— 59
CMOD — Color MODe—————————————————————————— 60
COPY — set number of COPIES —————————————————————— 61
CPAL — Control PALette————————————————————————— 63
CPTH — Character PaTH ————————————————————————— 64

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er code —————————————— 15

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efined table ———————————— 18

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bination character ——————— 20

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CSET — Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID ———————————————— 65
CSTK — select Collator STacKer ————————————— ————————— 68
CTXT — print Centered TeXT ——————————————————————— 69
DAF — Delete All Fonts ————————————————————————— 71
DAM — Delete All Macros ———————————————————————— 72
DAP — Draw to Absolute Position ————————————————————— 73
DELF — DELete Font —————————————————————————— 75
DELM — DELete Macro ————————————————————————— 76
DPAT — select Dashed PATtern —————————————————————— 78
DRP — Draw to Relative Position —————————————————————— 80
DRPA — Draw to Relative Position specified by Angle ————————————— 82
DUPX — select/deselect DUPleX mode———————————————————— 84
DXPG — select DupleX PaGe side—————————————————————— 85
DZP — Draw to Zero-relative Position ———————————————————— 87
EMCR — Enable MaCRo depending on paper source —————————————— 89
ENDB — END a two-dimensional Barcode string ———————————————— 91
ENDC — END carbon Copy ———————————————————————— 92
ENDD — END Dump —————————————————————————— 93
ENDM — END Macro —————————————————————————— 94
ENDR — END Raster data ————————————————————————— 96
EPL — select EcoPrint Level ———————————————————————— 98
EXIT — EXIT from PRESCRIBE mode ——————————————————— 99
FDIR — MP tray Feed DIRection ————————————————————— 100
FILL — FILL closed path ———————————————————————— 101
FLAT — set FLATness ————————————————————————— 104
FLST — print Font LiST ———————————————————————— 105
FOLD — FOLD printed pages —————————————————————— 107
FONT — change current FONT —————————————————————— 108
FPAT — generate Fill PATtern —————————————————————— 110
FRPO — Firmware RePrOgram —————————————————————— 112
FRPO INIT — FRPO-INITialize ————————————————————— 114
FSET — change current Font SETting by char

acteristic ———————————— 115
FTMD — bitmap FonT MoDe —————————————————————— 119
GPAT — set Gray PATtern ——————————————————————— 122
GRAY — represent GRAY———————————————————————— 124
GRRD — GRaphic data ReaD —————————————————————— 125
HUE — adjust HUE——————————————————————————— 127
INTL — InterNaTionaL characters ———————————————————— 129
JOBD — JOB Deletion ————————————————————————— 132
JOBL — print JOB List ————————————————————————— 134
JOBO — JOB Output —————————————————————————— 136
JOBP — JOB, print with Print options ——————————————————— 138
JOBS — JOB Start ——————————————————————————— 140
JOBT — JOB Terminate ————————————————————————— 144
JOG — JOG output stacks for separation —————————————————— 145
LAPI — LoaD API Program ——————————————————————— 146
LDFC — LoaD Font Character —————————————————————— 147
LDFN C — generate bitmap character for LoaDing FoNt ———————————— 149
LDFN F — create header for LoaDing FoNt ————————————————— 151
LDFN S — LoaD truetype FoNt ————————————————————— 153
LGHT — adjust LiGHTness ——————————————————————— 155
MAP — Move to Absolute Position ———————————————————— 157
MCLR — Match CoLoR ———————————————————————— 159
MCRO — define MaCRO ———————————————————————— 160
MDAT — set MeDia type ATtribute ———————————————————— 162
MID — Multi-tray ID —————————————————————————— 164
MPSS — e-MPS Storage————————————————————————— 165

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MRP — Move to Relative Position ————————————————————— 166
MRPA — Move to Relative Position specified by Angle ————————————— 168
MSTK — select Mailbox STacKer ————————————————————— 170
MTYP — select Media TYPe ——————————————————————— 171
MZP — Move to Zero-relative Position ——————————————————— 173
NEWP — start NEW Path ———————————————————————— 175
OTRY — select paper Output TRaY————————————————————— 176
PAGE — start new PAGE ———————————————————————— 178
PANT — create PANTone color palette ———————————— ——————— 179
PARC — in Path, draw ARC ——————————————————————— 181
PAT — select fill PATtern ———————————————————————— 183
PCRP — in Path, Curve to Relative Position ————————————————— 185
PCZP — in Path, Curve to Zero-relative Position———————————————— 187
PDIR — set Print DIRection ———————————————————————— 189
PDRP — in Path, Draw to Relative Position —————————————————— 192
PDZP — in Path, Draw to Zero-relative Position ———————————————— 194
PELP — in Path, draw ELlipse ——————————————————————— 196
PIE — draw PIE chart —————————————————————————— 198
PMRA — in Path, Move to Relative position specified by Angle ————————— 200
PMRP — in Path, Move to Relative Position ————————————————— 202
PMZP — in Path, Move to Zero-relative Position———————————————— 204
PNCH — PuNCH ———————————————————————————— 206
PRBX — in Path, draw Round BoX ————————————————————— 208
PRRC — in Path, at Relative position, draw aRC———————————————— 210
PSRC — select Paper SouRCe ——————————————————————— 212
PXPL — PiXel PLacement ————————————————————————

213
!R! — PRESCRIBE start sequence ————————————————————— 214
RCLT — Rotated CoLlaTion———————————————————————— 216
RDMP — Received-data DuMP ——————————————————————

217
RES — RESet ————————————————————————————— 219
RESL — select RESoLution ———————————————————————— 221
RGBL — control RGB Level ——————————————————————— 222
RGST — offset ReGiSTration ——————————————————————— 224
RPCS — Return to Previous Code Set ———————————————————— 225
RPF — Return to Previous Font —————————————————————— 226
RPG — Return to Previous Graphics state —————————————————— 227
RPP — Return to Previous Position ————————————————————— 229
RPPL — Return to Previous PaLette————————————————————— 231
RPU — Return to Previous Unit —————————————————————— 232
RTTX — RoTate TeXt —————————————————————————— 233
RTXT — print Right-aligned TeXT ————————————————————— 235
RVCD — ReceiVe Compressed raster Data —————————————————— 237
RVCL — ReceiVe CoLor raster data

———————————————————— 238
RVRD — ReceiVe Raster Data —————————————————————— 239
RWER D — [Read/Write External Resource] Delete data on external media ————— 241
RWER F — [Read/Write External Resource] Form

at external media ———————— 242
RWER I — [Read/Write External Resource] automatically print partition Information — 243
RWER L — [Read/Write External Resource] print partition List—————————— 244
RWER R — [Read/Write External Resource] Read data from external media————— 245
RWER S — [Read/Write External Resource] Store TrueType font ————————— 246
RWER T — [Read/Write External Resource] set
RWER W — [Read/Write External Resource] Write data to

Terminate string ————————— 248

external media ————— 249
RWRF D — [Read/Write Resource File] Delete data on external device————— —— 251
RWRF F — [Read/Write Resource File] Format ex

ternal device—————————— 252
RWRF L — [Read/Write Resource File] print resource file List —————————— 253
RWRF P — [Read/Write Resource File] set hidden file ————————————— 254
RWRF R — [Read/Write Resource File] Read————————————————— 255

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RWRF T — [Read/Write Resource File] set Terminate string —————————— 256
RWRF W — [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (API program) 257
RWRF W — [Read/Write Resource File] Write data

to external device (font) ———— 258
RWRF W — [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (macro) ——— 260
RWRF W — [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (printable data) 261
SATU — adjust SATUration level ————————————————————— 262
SBM — Set Bottom Margin ——————————————————————— 263
SCAP — Set line CAP ————————————————————————— 265
SCCS — Save Current Code Set ————————————————————— 267
SCF — Save Current Font ———————————————————————— 269
SCG — Save Current Graphics state ———————————————————— 271
SCOL — Select COLor ————————————————————————— 273
SCP — Save Current Position —————————————————————— 274
SCPI — Set Characters Per Inch —————————————————————— 275
SCPL — Save Current PaLette —————————————————————— 277
SCRC — Set Command Recognition Character ———————————————— 278
SCS — Set Character Spacing——————————————————————— 280
SCSZ — Set Custom paper SiZe—————————————————————— 281
SCU — Save Current Unit ———————————————————————— 282
SDP — Store Dash Pattern ———————————————————————— 284
SEM — Set Emulation Mode ——————————————————————— 286
SETF — SET alternate Font ——————————————————————— 287
SFA — Set bitmap Font Attributes ————————————————————— 289
SFNT — Select current FoNT by typeface —————————————————— 293
SGPC — Set kcGl Pen Color ——————————————————————— 296
SHMI — Set HMI ——————————————————————————— 297
SIMG — Set IMaGe model ——————————————————————— 298
SIMP — create SIMPle color palette ———————————————————— 301
SIR — Set Image Refinement level ———————————————————— 303
SLJN — Set Line JoiN ————————————————————————— 304
SLM — Set Left Margin ————————————————————————— 306
SLPI — Set Lines Per Inch ———————————————————————— 308
SLPP — Set Lines Per Page ——————————————————————— 309
SLS — Set Line Spacing ———————————————————————— 311
SMLT — Set Miter LimiT ———————————————————————— 312
SMNT — Set MoNiTor simulation————————————————————— 314
SPAL — Select PALette ————————————————————————— 316
SPD — Set Pen Diameter ———————————————————————— 317
SPL — Set Page Length ————————————————————————— 319
SPO — Set Page Orientation ——————————————————————— 321
SPSZ — Set Paper SiZe ————————————————————————— 323
SPW — Set Page Width ————————————————————————— 325
SRM — Set Right Margin ———————————————————————— 327
SRO — Set Raster Options ———————————————————————— 329
SROP — Set Raster OPeration —————————————————————— 331
SSTK — select Sorter STacKer —————————————————————— 333
STAK — select paper STAcKer —————————————————————— 334
STAT — STATus ——————————————————————————— 335
STM — Set Top Margin ————————————————————————— 337
STPC — set STaPle Counter ——————————————————————— 339
STPL — STaPLe ———————————————————————————— 340
STR — SeT dot Resolution ——————————————————————— 342
STRK — STRoKe current path —————————————————————— 343
SULP — Set UnderLine Parameters ———————————————————— 345
TATR — apply Tray ATtributes—————————————————————— 347
TEXT — print TEXT —————————————————————————— 348
TPRS — Text PaRSing ————————————————————————— 350

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TRSM — TRansparency Separate Mode ——————————————————— 351
UNIT — set UNIT of measurement ————————————————————— 352
UOM — Unit Of Measurement per dots ——————————————————— 354
VMAL — Virtual Mailbox ALias—————————————————————— 356
VMOB — Virtual Mailbox Output Bin———————————————————— 357
VMPW — set Virtual Mailbox PassWord——————————————————— 358
WIDE — set WIDE A4 mode ——————————————————————— 360
WRED — WRite EnD —————————————————————————— 361
XBAR — print two dimensional barco de ——————————————————— 362
XBCP 0 — select barcode type/reset all other XBCP parameters—————————— 364
XBCP 1 — specify narrowest element width ————————————————— 365
XBCP 2 — specify error correction level by percentage ————————————— 366
XBCP 3 — set error correction level ————————————————————— 367
XBCP 4 — set data code word rows ————————————————————— 368
XBCP 5 — set data code word columns ——————————————————— 369
XBCP 6 — determine aspect ratio of vertical height and horizontal width —————— 370
XBCP 7 — determine bar height —————————————————————— 372
XBCP 8 — automatically set rows and columns ———————————————— 373
XBCP 9 — enable truncation———————————————————————— 374
XBCP 10 — enable file name ——————————————————————— 375
XBCP 11 — enable block count —————————————————————— 376
XBCP 12 — enable time stamp——————————————————————— 377
XBCP 13 — enable sender ID ——————————————————————— 378
XBCP 14 — enable addressee ID —————————————————————— 379
XBCP 15 — enable file size ———————————————————————— 380
XBCP 16 — enable checksum ——————————————————————— 381
XBCP 17 — allow control of file ID ————————————————————— 382
XBCP 18 — enable Macro PDF417 symbol mode ——————————————— 384
XBCP 19 — position symbols at the specif
XBUF — define a BUFfer name —————————————————————— 390
XPAT — generate eXpanded fill PATtern —————————————————— 392

ied locations ————————————— 386

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PRESCRIBE Command Reference

PRESCRIBE Command Reference

1. Overview of PRESCRIBE Commands by Function

The tables in this section list all the printing system commands supported by the various
models. Support for certain commands varies depending on the printing system model.

Access Commands

These commands provide access in and out of PRESCRIBE mode.

Command Function Page

EXIT EXIT from PRESCRIBE mode 99
!R! PRESCRIBE start sequence 214
SCRC Set Command Recognition

Print System Setting Commands

Character 278

These commands establish general printing environment parameters.

Command Function Page

COPY set number of COPIES 61
EPL select EcoPrint Level 98
FDIR MP tray Feed DIRection 100
FRPO Firmware RePrOgram 112
FRPO INIT FRPO-INITialize 114
MDAT set MeDia type ATtribute 162
MTYP select Media TYPe 171
OTRY select paper Output TRaY 176
PSRC select Paper SouRCe 212
RCLT Rotated CoLlaTion 216
RES RESet 219
RESL select RESoLution 221
RGST offset ReGiSTration 224
RPU Return to Previous Unit 232
SCSZ Set Custom paper SiZe 281
SCU Save Current Unit 282
SEM Set Emulation Mode 286
SIR Set Image Refinement level 303
SPSZ Set Paper SiZe 323
ST AK select paper STAcKer 334
ST AT STAT us 335
TRSM TRansparency Separate Mode 351
UNIT set UNIT of measurement 351
UOM Unit Of Measurement per dots 354
WIDE set WIDE A4 mode 360

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Page Control, Text, and Comment Commands

The placement commands determine where text will be placed on the page.

Command Function Page

CMNT CoMmeNT 59
CTXT print Centered TeXT 69
PAGE start new PAGE 178
RTTX RoTate TeXt 233
RTXT print Right-aligned TeXT 235
TEXT print TEXT 347

Margin and Page Portrait/Landscape Orientation Commands

These commands are used to set the top, bottom, right, and left margins, and to specify
portrait or landscape page orientation. Normal text data is printed inside the margins, but
the TEXT and RTEXT commands can be used to print character strings or graphics
anywhere in the entire printable area of the page, regardless of the margin settings. There
are several commands for setting margins, so it is possible to select the one that best suits
the purpose at hand. Margin settings can be changed in the middle of a page.

Note that the following limitations apply to the margin setting commands.

• The right margin must be at least one space character to the right of the left margin.

• The bottom margin must be at least one line below the top margin.

• It is not possible to specify negative values as margin settings.
For example, a right margin setting beyond the printable area’s right edge would be

brought back just inside the right edge of the printable area. In like manner, it is not
possible to use a bottom margin setting that would place the bottom margin past the
bottom edge of the printable area. An easy way to set the right and bottom margins to the
very edge of the printable area is to use a large value such as 100 (centimeters).

The margins and page orientation can be reset by using the RES command.

Command Function Page

SBM Set Bottom Margin 263
SLM Set Left Margin 306
SLPP Set Lines Per Page 309
SPL Set Page Length 319
SPO Set Page Orientation 321
SPW Set Page Width 325
SRM Set Right Margin 327
STM Set Top Margin 337

Margins and page orientation are more full
Reference manual.

y explained in Section 1.3. of the Technical

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Text Spacing Commands

These commands control the line spacing, character spacing, underline spacing, and
underline thickness. The SLS and SLPI commands are used to set the line spacing. Th e
SCS and SCPI commands are used to set the character spacing. These spacing settings
may be changed even in the middle of a page.

The table below lists the minimum, maximum, and default values for the text spacing
command parameters. If values outside of the above ranges are used, the command is
ignored. If a value smaller than one dot is specified for the character spacing, it is
interpreted as 0, which results in proportional spacing.

Line spacing 1 dot

Character spacing 1 dot

Minimum value Maximum value Default value

0.01 cm

0.004 inch

0.01 cm

0.004 inch

2,047 dots

17.3 cm

6.8 inch
2,047 dots

17.3 cm

6.8 inch

6 lpi

0.423 cm

0.167 inch
10 cpi

0.254 cm

0.1 inch

Using the font mode (FTMD command), the line spacing
set automatically when the bitmap fonts are selected. Refer to the sections on the FTMD
and SFA commands for additional details.

Command Function Page

SCPI Set Characters Per Inch 275
SCS Set Character Spacing 280
SHMI Set HMI 297
SLPI Set Lines Per Inch 308
SLS Set Line Spacing 311
SULP Set UnderLine Parameters 345

Font Commands

The font commands are used to select fonts. Fonts can be selected using substitute
numbers instead of a font’s specific number. It is also possible to change the attributes of
fonts and print them in a unique style. Additionally, there are commands to download
fonts to the printing system from an external source, and to generate fonts.

Command Function Page

ALTB A [ALlocate TaBle] Assign user-defined character table 14
ALTB C [ALlocate TaBle] Convert character
ALTB D [ALlocate TaBle] Delete user-defined character table 16
ALTB E [ALlocate TaBle] End defining combination
ALTB G [ALlocate TaBle] Generate user
ALTB R [ALlocate TaBle] Release user-defined character table 19
ALTB S [ALlocate TaBle] Start to define th e combination character 20
ALTB T [ALlocate TaBle] define combined character by Table 21
ALTF change to ALTernate Font 23
ASFN ASsign external characters for FoNt 31

and character spacing can be

code 15

characters 17

-defined table 18

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Command Function Page

CSET Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID 65
DAF Delete All Fonts 71
DELF DELete Font 75
FLST print Font LiST 105
FONT change current FONT 108
FSET change current Font SETting by characteristic 115
FTMD bitmap FonT MoDe 119
INTL InterNaTionaL characters 129
LDFC LoaD Font Character 147
LDFN C generate bitmap character f
LDFN F create header for LoaDing FoNt 151
LDFN S LoaD truetype FoNt 153
RPCS Return to Previous Code Set 225
RPF Return to Previous Font 226
SCCS Save Current Code Set 267
SCF Save Current Font 269
SETF SET alternate Font 287
SFA Set bitmap Font Attributes 289
SFNT Select current FoNT by
TPRS Text PaRSing 350

or LoaDing FoNt 149

typeface 293

Fonts are more fully explained in Chapter 4 of the Technical Reference manual.

Cursor Movement Commands

These commands move the cursor to specific positions. Cursor movements can be
established for absolute positions based on the margins, zero point positions based on the
printable area, or relative positions based on the current cursor position.

Cursor movement commands only change the position of the cursor. Also, the cursor
may not be moved outside of the printable area (see MZP command). It is possible to
store the cursor position in memory then to return to that position stored in memory.

Command Function Page

MAP Move to Absolute Position 157
MRP Move to Relative Position 166
MRPA Move to Relative Position specified by Angle 168
MZP Move to Zero-relative Position 173
RPP Return to Previous Position 229
SCP Save Current Position 274

Vector Graphics Commands

The commands below are used to create figures such as lines, circles, and rectangles, and
to add shading, simply by adding parameters.

It is possible to specify colors for all vector graphics. For details, see a color specific
command such as SCOL.

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Print settings according to command

Actual printed result

If an attempt is made to create figures outside of the printable area using these
commands, the coordinates are adjusted automatically so that the figures print inside the
printable area. As in the example below, this can produce printed results different from
what is expected.

Printing extremely complex figures can exhaust printing system memory. Downloadable
fonts can be particularly taxing on printing system memory, producing unexpected print
results. It may be possible to correct the problem by removing some of the downloaded
fonts or by simplifying the graphic. To determine current memory usage, refer to a status
page.

Command Function Page

ARC draw filled-in ARC 28
BLK draw filled-in BLocK 40
BOX draw BOX 42
CIR draw CIRcle 52
DAP Draw to Absolute Position 73
DPAT select Dashed PATtern 78
DRP Draw to Relative Position 80
DRPA Draw to Relative Position specified by Angle 82
DZP Draw to Zero-relative Position 87
FPAT generate Fill PATtern 110
GPAT set Gray PATtern 122
PAT select fill PATtern 183
PIE draw PIE chart 198
SPD Set Pe n Diam eter 317
XPAT generate eXpanded fill PATtern 392

Path Mode Graphics Commands

The following commands provide a variety of path construction operators and painting
operators for stroking or filling paths.

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Command Function Page

CLIP CLIP current path 54
CLPR CLiP Rectangular area 55
CLSP CLoSe Path 57
CPTH Character PaTH 64

Overview of PRESCRIBE Commands by Function

COLOR

Command Function Page

FILL FILL closed path 101
FLAT set FLATness 104
NEWP start NEW Path 175
PARC in Path, draw ARC 181
PCRP iin Path, Curve to Relative Position 185
PCZP in Path, Curve to Zero-relative Position 187
PDIR set Print DIRection 189
PDRP in Path, Draw to Relative Position 192
PDZP in Path, Draw to Zero-relative Position 194
PELP in Path, draw ELlipse 196
PMRA in Path, Move to Relative po
PMRP in Path, Move to Relative Position 202
PMZP in Path, Move to Zero-relative Position 204
PRBX in Path, draw Round BoX 208
PRRC in Path, at Relative position, draw
RPG Return to Previous Graphics state 227
SCAP Set li ne CAP 265
SCG Save Current Graphics state 271
SDP Store Dash Pattern 284
SIMG Set IMaGe model 297
SLJN Set Line JoiN 304
SMLT Set Miter LimiT 312
STRK STRoKe current path 343

sition specified by Angle 200

aRC 210

Raster Graphics Commands

Raster graphics commands can be used to draw any graphic design by specifying the
individual dots. The dot resolution is selectable from 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 600, and
1200 dots per inch.

Command Function Page

ENDR END Raster data 96
PXPL PiXel PLacement 213
RVCD ReceiVe Compressed raster Data 237
RVRD ReceiVe Raste r Data 239
SRO Set Raster Options 329
SROP Set Raster OPeration 331
STR SeT dot Resolution 342

Color Commands

Color commands are used to create a color palette, assign colors to a palette, and specify
colors. In this manual, color commands are marked with under the command
name.

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Command Function Page

ACLI Add CoLor by Index 12
CID Configure color-Image Data 50
CMOD Color MODe 60
CPAL Control PALette 63
GRAY represent GRAY 124
GRRD GRaphic data ReaD 125
HUE adjust HUE 127
LGHT adjust LiGHTness 155
MCLR Match CoLoR 159
PANT create PANTone color palette 179
RGBL control RGB Level 222
RPPL Return to Previous PaLette 231
RVCL ReceiVe CoLor raster data 238
SATU adjust SATUration level 262
SCOL Select COLor 273
SCPL Save Current PaLette 277
SGPC Set kcGl Pen Color 296
SIMP create SIMPle color palette 301
SMNT Set MoNiTor simulation 314
SPAL Select PALette 316

Barcode Commands

Barcodes conforming to various specifications can be printed simply by specifying the
type of barcode and the barcode data. It is also possible to print barcodes with check
digits added.

Command Function Page

BARC draw BARCode 34
ENDB END a two-dimensional Barcode string 91
XBAR print two dimensional barcode 362
XBCP select barcode type/reset all other
XBUF define a BUFfer name 390

Macro Commands

A series of PRESCRIBE commands can be defined for sequential processing as a macro.
Macros are selected using the CALL command and automatically using the AMCR
command.

Command Function Page

AMCR call Automatic MaCRo 25
CALL CALL macro 44
CCPY Carbon CoPY 46

XBCP parameters, etc. 364 to 386

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Command Function Page

DAM Delete All Macros 72
DELM DELete Macro 76
EMCR Enable MaCRo depending on paper source 89
ENDC END carbon Copy 92
ENDM END Macro 94
MCRO define MaCRO 160

Debug Commands

These commands can be used to check the print data in hexadecimal format for print jobs
with unexpected output.

Command Function Page

ENDD END Dump 93
RDMP Received-data DuMP 217

Overview of PRESCRIBE Commands by Function

External Media Control Commands

If an external storage, such as JEIDA Ver. 4 memory card or CompactFlash card, or a
hard disk, is installed in the printing system, the following commands can be used to
write data to or read from it. These commands do not apply to the models that do not
have an external storage.

Command Function Page

RWER D [Read/Write External Resource] Delete data on external media 241
RWER F [Read/Write External Resource
RWER I [Read/Write External Resource] automatically print partition Infor-

RWER L [Read/Write External Resource] print partition List 244
RWER R [Read/Write External Resource] Read
RWER S [Read/Write External Resource] S
RWER T [Read/Write External Resource] set Terminate string 248
RWER W [Read/Write External Resource] Write data to external media 249
RWRF D [Read/Write Resource
RWRF F [Read/Write Resource File] Format external device 252
RWRF L [Read/Write Resource
RWRF P [Read/Write Resource File] set
RWRF R [Read/Write Resource File] Read 255
RWRF T [Read/Write Resource File] set
RWRF W [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (API pro-

RWRF W [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (font) 258
RWRF W [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (macro) 260
RWRF W [Read/Write Resource File] Write data to external device (printable

WRED WRite EnD 361

mation

File] Delete data on external device 251

File] print resource file List 253

gram)

data)

] Format external media 242

243

data from external media 245

tore TrueType font 246

hidden file 254

Te rminate string 256

257

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Control Commands for Option Devices

A variety of options, such as feeders, sorters, document finishers, etc., are available for
print systems. The commands below provides access to the optional equipment.

Command Function Page

APSG Assign Paper Source Group 27
ASTK Assign STacKer trays 32
BKLT print in BooKLeT binding 38
CSTK select Collator STacKer 68
DUPX select/deselect DUPleX mode 84
DXPG select DupleX PaGe side 85
FOLD FOLD printed pages 107
JOG JOG output stacks for separation 145
MID Multi-tray ID 164
MSTK select Mailbox STacKer 170
PNCH PuNCH 206
SSTK select Sorter STacKer 333
STPC set STaPle Counter 339
STPL STaPLe 340

e-MPS Commands

The printing system features various job storing options – e-MPS (enhanced Multiple
Printing System) – that utilize the hard disk. For this feature to be performed, a print job
must be defined as an e-MPS job by the JOBS command. Once the job is defined and
stored in the hard disk by the JOBS command, it can be retrieved from the hard disk for
printing with various printing features such as stapling, duplex-printing, mai lboxing,
etc., added on the fly.

Command Function Page

CDSK Check hard DiSK 49
JOBD JOB Deletion 132
JOBL print JOB List 134
JOBO JOB Output 136
JOBP JOB, print with Print options 138
JOBS JOB Start 140
JOBT JOB Terminate 144
MPSS e-MPS Storage 165
VMAL Virtual Mailbox ALias 356
VMOB Virtual Mailbox Output Bin 357
VMPW set Virtual Mailbox PassWord 358

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2. PRESCRIBE Commands

In the command format descriptions below, the command is written in fixed-pitch
CAPITAL letters. Parameters are indicated in lowercase italics. Optional parameters,
which may be omitted, are enclosed in brackets [ ]. Three dots (...) mean that the
preceding parameters may be repeated. Except for the initial !R!, PRESCRIBE
commands may be written in lowercase letters if preferred.

Example:

!R! SFNT ’Helvetica’; EXIT;

Refer to Chapter 1 of the Technical Reference manual for the discussion on how
PRESCRIBE follows the rule regarding upper- and lowercase letters.

The functions of some PRESCRIBE commands are duplicated by the panel keys. For
example, the same status page can be printed by the STAT command or by pressing the
panel keys. The User’s Manual provides a full description of the control panel functions.

Many PRESCRIBE commands can be embedded commands within word processing
software. This support depends upon the emulation mode and the software. See

Emulation of the Technical Reference manual.

PRESCRIBE Commands

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COLOR

ACLI — Add CoLor by Index

Format

ACLI index, color1, color2, color3;

Parameters

index:

integer from 1 to 255

color1:

value for red, integer from 0 to 255, in RGB color space
value for lightness, number from 0.0 to 100.0, in L*a*b color space

color2:

color3:

Function

value for green, integer from 0 to 255, in RGB color space
value for red/green, number from 0.0 to

value for blue, integer from 0 to 255, in RGB color space
value for yellow/blue, number from 0.0 to 100.0, in L*a*b color space

The ACLI command adds a color to the currently active palette. This command is
ignored when the currently active palette is a simple color palette or the Pantone color
palette. If an index number larger than the palette size is given, this command is also
ignored. If a color is added to the existing index number, the current color for that index
number is automatically replaced with the new color.

T o add a color in a palette, the following guidelines must be used depending on the color
space used:

For RGB color space, specify the values for red, green, and blue with an integer from 0
to 255, where 0 = 0% and 255 = 100%. Any value outside this range is rounded to the
minimum or maximum value, namely 0 or 255. A fractional value beyond the decimal
point is discarded.

100.0, in L*a*b color space

For L*a*b color space, specify relative values for the lightness, red/green, and yellow/
blue with a number from 0.0 to 100.0. Any value outside this range is rounded to the
minimum or maximum value, namely 0.0 or 100.0.

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File

ACLI

!R! RES;
DAM;

UNIT C;
SFNT ’AntiqueOlive-Bd’, 20;

CPAL C; SPAL 1; CID 0, 1;

ACLI 1, 0, 0, 255;
ACLI 2, 0, 255, 0;
ACLI 3, 255, 0, 0;

MZP 1, 1; SCOL 1;
TEXT ’This line is printed in blue.’;
MZP 1, 2.4; SCOL 2;
TEXT ’This line is printed in green.’;
MZP 1, 3.8; SCOL 3;
TEXT ’This line is printed in red.’;

EXIT;

Printout

Related Commands

CPAL, SPAL

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ALTB A — [ALlocate TaBle] Assign user-defined

character table

Format

ALTB A, table-id;

Parameter

table-id:

number identifying the character table assigned to the resident font, from 1 to 65535

Function

The ALTB A command assigns the user-defined character table to the current resident
font.

File

See ALTB C on page 15.

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ALTB C

ALTB C — [ALlocate TaBle] Convert character code

Format

ALTB C, table-id, source-character, target-character;

Parameters

table-id:

number identifying the character table to convert the character, from 1 to 65535

source-character:

character code before conversion: 1-byte code = 0 to 255; 2-byte code = 0 to 65533, or
in hexadecimal notation ($xxxx).

target-character:

character code after conversion: 1-byte code = 0 to 255; 2-byte code = 0 to 65533, or in
hexadecimal notation ($xxxx).

Function

The ALTB C command converts the character code given as source-character to the
character code given as target-character in the user-defined character table.

If the character table having the identical number already exists, the existing character
table is replaced by the new character table.

File

In the example below, the character table number 56535 is generated by ALTB G, in
which the character ‘‘\ (backslash, character code 92)’’ is replaced with the Euro
currency symbol ‘‘a (character code 186 for Roman-9 symbol set).’’

!R!
SFNT "TimesNewRoman", 14;
CSET 4U; CMNT Roman-9;
ALTB G, 56535, 1;
ALTB C, 56535, 92, 186;
ALTB A, 56535;
TEXT "The Euro currency is symbolized as \.";
ALTB R, 56535; CMNT Release user table;
PAGE; EXIT;

Printout

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PRESCRIBE Command Reference

ALTB D — [ALlocate TaBle] Delete user-defined

character table

Format

ALTB D, table-id;

Parameter

table-id:

number identifying the character table, from 1 to 65535, to be deleted

Function

The ALTB D command deletes the character table defined by the user.
If the table to be deleted is currently allocate

terminate the allocation by using ALTB R before deleting. It is possible to delete all user­defined character tables at once by using ALTB D, 0;.

File

See ALTB C on page 15.

Related Commands

ALTB A, ALTB R

d to the resident font (see ALTB A),

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ALTB E — [ALlocate TaBle] End defining

combination characters

Format

ALTB E;

Parameter

None

Function

This command signals the end of defining combination characters in an already
generated user-defined character table which was started by the ALTB S command.
(page 20). The registered combined characters can be printed by specifying the character
code which was assigned at the time of definition.

ALTB E

Related Command

ALTB S

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ALTB G — [ALlocate TaBle] Generate user-defined

table

Format

ALTB G, table-id, table-format;

Parameters

table-id:

table ID number: 1 to 65535

table-format:

1 = 1-byte, character codes 0 to 255
2 = 2-byte, character codes 0 to 65533

Function

The ALTB G command generates a user-defined table in either 1-byte or 2-byte form at.
If the same table ID number already exists, the format table is replaced with the newly
generated table.

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ALTB R

ALTB R — [ALlocate TaBle] Release user-defined

character table

Format

ALTB R, table-id;

Parameter

table-id:

number identifying the character table to be released

Function

The ALTB R command terminates the assignment of the user-defined character table for
the current resident font. It is also possible to terminate the assignment of all user­defined character tables by using ALTB R, 0;.

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ALTB S — [ALlocate TaBle] Start to define the

combination character

Format

ALTB S, table-id, code[, width, height[[, x-coordinate, y-coordinate,
[paint-mode]]];

Parameters

table-id:

number identifying the character table to define the combination character, from 1 to
65535

code:

character code for which the combination character is defined. 1-byte code = 0 to 255;
2-byte code = 0 to 65533, or in hexadecimal notation ($xxxx).

width:

overall width of the combined character, represented by number from 1 to 65535 in units
where the width of the resident font character is 1000

height:

overall height of the combined character, represented by number from 1 to 65535 in units
where the height of the resident font character is 1000

x-coordinate:

X coordinate of the reference point, integer value converted in reference to 1000 units

y-coordinate:

Y coordinate of the reference point, integer value converted in reference to 1000 units

paint-mode:

paint mode: 0 = normal (filled), non-zero = line width of outline character (stroked):
1 to 100 units

Function

This command starts to define the combination of characters by specifying the region
and coordinates. The characters to combine in this region are registered using the
ALTB T command (page 21). The ALTB S sequence is terminated by the ALTB E
command. If the identical table number already exists, the existing character table is
replaced with the new character table.

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