Oki B4350 SETUP GUIDE

Flash DIMM Reference

• Using Storage Device Manager

• Printer Control Codes

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Using Storage Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

To Open Storage Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

On-Line Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Network Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Administrator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Setting Up the Administrator’s Password . . . . . . . . 5

Storing Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Downloading Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using Downloaded Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Storing PCL Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Downloading PCL Macros to the Printer. . . . . . . . . 7

Testing PCL Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Maintaining the Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Printing a Font List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Printing a File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deleting Files from the Flash Memory . . . . . . . . . 11

Miscellaneous Tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Viewing the Printer Status/

Configuration / Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printing the Demo Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Re-Initializing the Printer: Administrators Only . . . 12

Control Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

HP PCL5e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

HP GL/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

PCLXL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

PJL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

SIDM Commands Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

IBM PPR Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

EPSON FX Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Contents • 3

Using Storage Device Manager

Important!

The Flash DIMM option kits allow downloading PCL fonts and forms to the printer. How these fonts and forms are used in printed documents depends on the particular operating system and software application in use. This requires programming experience and an understanding of embedding control codes, which is beyond the scope of this software and documentation.

General Information

Note: Storage Device Manager requires Microsoft

Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher to run.

Storage Device Manager (SDM) provides a means of managing the Flash memory, including

• downloading PCL fonts and forms

• deleting files

• printing lists of fonts and files on the Flash Memory

•etc.

To Open Storage Device

Manager

1. Click Start → Programs → Okidata → Oki Storage Device Manager → Oki Storage Device Manager.

2. Select the appropriate printer connection (parallel, USB, or IP), then click Start.

The printer is detected and an icon appears at the bottom of the Storage Device Manager screen.

3. Click Exit.

On-Line Help

In the main Storage Device Manager screen, click Help → Help Topics.

Using Storage Device Manager: General Information • 4

Network Operation

On network systems, the Administrator oversees the Storage Device Manager software and can use it to manage and monitor the printer’s flash memory.

Administrator Functions

• Set up/change the Administrator’s Password.

• Enter 4-digit PIN numbers for each client, using any four numbers from 0 through 9.

Note: If preferred, clients can choose their own PIN

number and pass it to the administrator for entry into the software.

• Re-Initialize the printer.

• Delete files (using Printers → Show Resources is preferable).

Note: Show Resources is preferable because it

permits you to browse to the file, click it and click Delete, then click OK to confirm the deletion.

Using Administrator Functions to delete a file requires that you print out a File List, then use the information in the File List to type in the exact path (case sensitive) to the file. The file is then deleted without confirmation.

Setting Up the Administrator’s

Password

Important!

The Administrator’s Password consists of eight digits— letters or numbers—and is case sensitive.

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Administrator Functions.

2. Type in the default password (p1xs7d0m) under Enter Password, then click Change Password.

Note: The default password can also be found in the

on-line Help under the topic “Administrator’s Password Required.”

3. Type the eight-digit, alpha-numeric password of your choice under Confirm New Password. New Password Accepted appears.

4. Click OK.

5. Click Exit twice.

New Password, then type it again under

Using Storage Device Manager: Network Operation • 5

Storing Fonts

You can download either True Ty pe fonts (file extension .ttf) or PCL bitmap fonts (file extension .sfp).

Downloading Fonts

With Storage Device Manager open and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Projects → New Project.

The Project dialog box opens.

2. Click Projects → Add File to Project.

3. Browse to the folder on your computer containing the ttf/sfp file(s), click the file(s) to be added, then click Open. The selected files appear in the Component column.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each different folder containing files to be added.

5. Network Printers Only: Double click each file (Component) in the project and change the Volume from 0 to 1, then click OK.

6. For individual printers, Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer.

The Command Issued dialog box appears and the file is downloaded and stored under FLASH0\Volume 0:\fonts.

Note:If you need to distribute this project to multiple

printers, select “Send Project to File,” then use the PrintSupervision utility supplied with the printer to distribute the file to all printers on your network.

7. Click OK.

Using Downloaded Fonts

To use the downloaded fonts, you must embed them in your file or application using escape codes.

The appropriate escape code for each font can be found in the Font List printout. To print out the Font List (see page 10 for more information on the Font List):

1. Click Printers → Print PCL Fonts.

2. Click OK.

Using Storage Device Manager: Storing Fonts • 6

Storing PCL Macros

Downloading PCL Macros to the Printer

Storage Device Manager allows you to store PCL Macros on the printer’s Flash Memory. It does not create PCL Macros.

Note: To create Macro Overlays, use common PCL

Macro Overlay software or form creation software.

To see a listing of the forms that are stored on the Flash DIMM, generate a File List (see page 10).

Important!

It is highly recommended that anyone creating PCL macros be experienced with PCL macro commands. If the macro commands are not set properly, you may not achieve the desired print result.

Step 1: Create a New Project

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Projects → New Project. The Project dialog box opens.

2. Click Projects → Save Project, then enter the path/

name for storing the project on your computer’s hard

drive or on your network.

3. Click Save.

Using Storage Device Manager: Storing PCL Macros • 7

Step 2: Convert the Print Files to Binary (.bin)

Format

1. Click Projects → Filter Macro File. The Filter Printer Patterns dialog box appears.

2. Make any needed adjustments in the PCL settings†, then click

OK.

The Open dialog box appears. †

Note:Depending on how the PCL Macro was

created, it may be necessary to remove or filter some common PCL commands.

3. Make sure Print spool files (*.prn) is selected in the “Files of type” drop-down list

4. Browse to the folder where you saved the files and double-click the file name.

The file is saved in the same directory as a .bin file. Filter File Created appears.

5. Click OK.

6. Repeat the above steps for each .prn file you wish to include in the project.

Step 3: Add the .bin Files to the Project

Note: You can also add files to the project by opening

either My Computer or Microsoft Explorer, browsing to the directory where the .bin files are stored, then selecting the files and dragging them in to the project.

1. Click Projects → Add File to Project. The Open dialog box appears.

2. Highlight the .bin file you wish to add and click Open. The file name appears in the Project dialog box.

3. Repeat the above steps for each .bin file you wish to add to the Project.

Note: To delete a file from the project, click the file

name, then click Projects → Remove File from Project.

Using Storage Device Manager: Storing PCL Macros • 8

Step 4: Check .bin File Settings and Save the Project

Step 5: Download the Project to the Printer

1. To check the settings for the .bin files, double-click the file name. The Edit Component Name dialog box appears.

2. Here you can edit the

• file name

• ID number

(Record this number: you need to enter it when printing PCL macros.)

• Volume

Leave as 0 for non-network printers. For network printers, change the Volume to 1.

3. Click OK.

4. When you’re through reviewing the settings, click Projects → Save Project.

1. Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer. Command Issued appears.

Note:If you need to distribute this project to multiple

printers, select “Send Project to File,” then use the PrintSupervision utility supplied with the printer to distribute the file to all printers on your network.

2. Click OK.

Using Storage Device Manager: Storing PCL Macros • 9

Testing PCL Macros

Maintaining the Flash Memory

With Storage Device Manager open and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Test Macro. The Test Macro dialog box appears.

2. Enter the ID number for the macro file you wish to print.

Note: If you don’t have the ID number at hand, you

can obtain it by printing a File List (see page 10). The macros with their ID numbers will appear at the bottom beside File, under Volume 0. E.g., for the macro entry 0:\pcl\macros\2::OKI.BIN, enter 2 for the ID number.

3. Click OK. Command Issued appears.

4. Click OK and wait for the macro to print.

Printing a Font List

The Font List shows all PCL fonts in the printer, their escape codes and print samples. Fonts stored in the Flash memory are at the end of the list under “Disk Resident Fonts.”

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Print PCL Fonts.

The Command Issued dialog box appears and the Font List prints.

2. Click OK.

Printing a File List

The File List shows all the files stored in the Flash memory along with their location (path). It also shows the ID number for stored PCL macros.

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Print File Listing.

The Command Issued dialog box appears and the File List prints.

2. Click OK.

Using Storage Device Manager: Testing PCL Macros • 10

Deleting Files from the Flash Memory

Miscellaneous Tasks

With Storage Device Manager open and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Show Resources.

2. Browse to the appropriate Flash memory folder and click the file to be removed.

3. Hit the Delete key on your keypad [or click Printers → Delete File(s)], then click Yes to confirm the deletion. The file is deleted.

using Storage Device Manager

Viewing the Printer Status/

Configuration/ Variables

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Printer Properties.

2. Browse to the appropriate entry to view its information.

Printing the Demo Page

With Storage Device Manager op en and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Print Demo Page.

The Command Issued dialog box appears and the demo page prints.

2. Click OK.

Using Storage Device Manager: Miscellaneous Tasks • 11

Re-Initializing the Printer:

Administrators Only

With Storage Device Manager open and the printer icon highlighted:

1. Click Printers → Administrator Functions.

2. Type in your password.

3. Click Reboot Printer.

The Command Issued dialog box appears and the printer re-initializes.

4. Click OK, then click Exit.

Using Storage Device Manager: Miscellaneous Tasks • 12

Control Codes

HP PCL5e

HP PCL5e Control Codes

ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Function

BS 08 08 Back Space HT 09 09 Horizontal Tab LF 0A 10 Line Feed FF 0C 12 Form Feed CR 0D 13 Carriage Return SO 0E 14 Select Secondary Font SI 0F 15 Select Primary Font ESC % # A 1B 25 # 41 27 37 # 65 Enter PCL Mode ESC % # B 1B 25 # 42 27 37 # 66 Enter HP-GL/2 Mode

Control Codes: HP PCL5e • 13

HP PCL5e Control Codes (continued)

ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Function

ESC % - 1 2 3 4 5 X 1B 25 2D 31 32 33 34 35 5827 37 45 49 50 51 52 53 88Universal Exit Language

ESC & EM 1B 26 19 27 38 25 Reception and eliminate data ESC & a # C 1B 26 61 # 43 27 38 97 # 67 Cursor Po sition by Column ESC & a # H 1B 26 61 # 48 27 38 97 # 72 Horizontal Position by Decipoint ESC & a # 1B 26 61 # 4C 27 38 97 # 76 Set Left Ma rg in ESC & a # M 1B 26 61 # 4D 27 38 97 # 77 Set Right Margin ESC & a # P 1B 26 61 # 50 27 38 97 # 80 Print Direction ESC & a # R 1B 26 61 # 52 27 38 97 # 82 Cursor Po sition by Row ESC & a # V 1B 26 61 # 56 27 38 97 # 86 Vertical Position by Decipoint ESC & d # D 1B 26 61 # 44 27 38 100 # 68 Underline ON (#=3: Floating) ESC & d @ 1B 26 64 40 27 38 100 64 Underline OFF ESC & f # S 1B 26 66 # 53 27 38 102 # 83 Cursor Push/Pop ESC & f # X 1B 26 66 # 58 27 38 102 # 88 Macro Control

Control Codes: HP PCL5e • 14

HP PCL5e Control Codes (continued)

ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Function

ESC & f # Y 1B 26 66 # 59 27 38 102 # 89 Macro ID ESC & k # G 1B 26 6B # 47 27 38 107 # 71 Line Termination ESC & k # H 1B 26 6B # 4 27 38 107 # 72 Horizontal Motion Index ESC & k # S 1B 26 6B # 53 27 38 107 # 83 Font Pitch Selection (Alternate Method) ESC & I # A 1B 26 6C # 41 27 38 108 # 65 Page Size ESC & I # C 1B 26 6C # 43 27 38 108 # 67 Vertical Motion Index ESC & I # D 1B 26 6C # 44 27 38 108 # 68 Line Spa cing ESC & I # E 1B 26 6C # 45 27 38 108 # 69 Set Top Margin ESC & I # F 1B 26 6C # 46 27 38 108 # 70 Set Text Length ESC & I # H 1B 26 6C # 48 27 38 108 # 72 Paper Input Control ESC & I # L 1B 26 6C # 4C 27 38 108 # 76 Skip Over Perforation ESC & I # O 1B 26 6C # 4F 27 38 108 # 79 Page Orientation ESC & I # U 1B 26 6C # 55 27 38 108 # 85 Left Offset Registration ESC & I # X 1B 26 6C # 58 27 38 108 # 88 Select Number of Copies

Control Codes: HP PCL5e • 15

HP PCL5e Control Codes (continued)

ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Function

ESC & I # Z 1B 26 6C # 5A 27 38 108 # 90 Top Offset Registration ESC & p # X [data] 1B 26 70 # 58 [data] 27 38 112 # 88 [data] Transparent Print Data ESC & r # F 1B 26 75 # 46 27 38 114 # 70 Flush All Pages ESC & s # C 1B 26 75 # 43 27 38 115 # 67 End-of-Line Wrap ESC & u # D 1B 26 75 # 44 27 38 117 # 68 Unit of Measure ESC ( 'ID' 1B 28 'ID' 27 40 "ID' Primary Font Symbol set Selection ESC ( # @ 1B 28 # @ 27 40 # 64 Primary Font Default ESC ( # X 1B 28 # 58 27 40 # 88 Primary Font Selection by ID ESC ( f # W [data] 1B 28 66 # 57 [data] 27 40 102 # 87 [data] Define Symbol Set ESC ( s # B 1B 28 73 # 42 27 40 115 # 66 Primary Font Stroke Weight Selection ESC ( s # H 1B 28 73 # 48 27 40 115 # 72 Primary Font Pitch Selection ESC ( s # P 1B 28 73 # 50 27 40 115 # 80 Primary Font Spacing Selection ESC ( s # S 1B 28 73 # 53 27 40 115 # 83 Primary Font Style Selection ESC ( s # T 1B 28 73 # 54 27 40 115 # 84 Primary Font Typeface Selection

Control Codes: HP PCL5e • 16

HP PCL5e Control Codes (continued)

ASCII Hexadecimal Decimal Function

ESC ( s # V 1B 28 73 # 56 27 40 115 # 86 Primary Font Height Selection ESC ( s # W [data] 1B 28 73 # 57 [data] 27 40 115 # 87 [data] Download One Character ESC ) 'ID' 1B 29 'ID' 27 41 'ID' Secondary Font Symbol Set Selection ESC ) # @ 1B 29 # @ 27 41 # 64 Secondary Font Default ESC ) # X 1B 29 # 58 27 41 # 88 Secondary Font Selection by ID ESC ) s # B 1B 29 73 # 42 27 41 115 # 66 Secondary Font Stroke Weight

Selection ESC ) s # H 1B 29 73 # 48 27 41 115 # 72 Secondary Font Pitch Selection ESC ) s # P 1B 29 73 # 50 27 41 115 # 80 Secondary Font Spacing Selection ESC ) s # S 1B 29 73 # 53 27 41 115 # 83 Secondary Font Style Selection ESC ) s # T 1B 29 73 # 54 27 41 115 # 84 Secondary Font Typeface Selection ESC ) s # V 1B 29 73 # 56 27 41 115 # 8 Secondary Font Height Selection ESC ) s # W [data] 1B 29 73 # 57 [data] 27 41 115 # 87 [data] Create Font Header ESC * b # M 1B 2A 62 # 4D 27 42 98 # 77 Set Raster Compression Mode

Control Codes: HP PCL5e • 17

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