Printek FormsMaster 8003 Programmer's Manual

Addendum to FormsMaster 8000

Programmer's Manual

©Printek, Inc. 1998, 2000

1517 Townline Road

Benton Harbor, MI 49022

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Table of Contents:

v Selecting New Emulations page 1
v DEC LA120/210 Emulation page 2
v Genicom 3840/3410 Emulations page 4

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IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FIELD FIRMWARE UPGRADE!

When upgrading your FM8000 printer in the field to version v021 firmware, you must first initialize

the non-volatile memory to support new features. If you received your printer new with version v021
firmware, initialization is not required.

This initialization will result in the loss of any settings you have set in the OPTIONS menu and in the
INTERFACE menu, so it is a good idea to print your current settings first. See you Users Manual for
instructions on how to print your current settings. Only settings under the OPTIONS menu and
INTERFACE menu are affected. Forms setups and print adjustments will not be changed.

To initialize non-volatile memory:

1) Turn printer off.

2) While holding the SETUP/MENU and ITEM -> keys at the same time, turn on power.

3) When the print head begins to move, you can release the keys. Wait until the initialization sequence
completes and the printer goes online.

4) Press ON LINE to go offline.

5) Press SETUP/MENU to enter Setup mode, then press SETUP/MENU four (4) more times until the
[SECURITY MENU] is displayed.

6) Press the ITEM -> key three (3) times until [Interface Menu] is displayed.

7) Press the VALUE -> key to select [Initialize].

8) Press the ITEM -> key one more time to display the [Options Menu].

9) Press the VALUE -> key to select [Initialize].

10) Press ON LINE to exit Setup Mode and initialize the non-volatile memory.

Now set any features under the OPTIONS MENU and the INTERFACE MENU that may have been reset,
referring to your current settings printout.

Using the printer without performing this operation could result in erratic behavior!

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Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation

Selecting Genicom 3840 or 3410 ANSI Emulation

In the FM8000, separate emulation modes can be selected for each interface (Serial, Parallel, or LAN).
Make sure to set the Genicom 3840 or 3410 emulation mode for the interface you are using.

From the FM8000 front panel:

1) Take the printer offline by pressing ONLINE.

2) Press SETUP to enter setup mode.

3) Press SETUP again to select the INTERFACE MENU.

4) Press SUB-MENU to select the interface you are using.

5) Press ITEM to select EMULATION.

6) Press VALUE until GENICOM 3840 or GENICOM 3410 appears.

7) Press ONLINE to exit setup mode and save changes.

Selecting DEC LA210 Emulation

The FM8000 DEC LA210 Emulation now appears in the interface memories as DEC LA120/210. This
emulation now supports DEC LA210 positioning commands and graphs (see page 2).

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DEC LA120/210 Emulation

Vertical Position

Partial Line Down PLD
(or) ESC K

Performs a half line feed at 6 lpi, or 1/12", regardless of the current lpi setting. To prevent loss of top of
form, this half line feed down must be countered with a half line feed up (PLU) before reaching the next
page.

Control code: PLD
Hexadecimal: 8B

Escape Sequence: ESC K
Hexadecimal: 1B 4B

Partial Line Up PLU
(or) ESC L

Performs a reverse half line feed at 6 lpi, or 1/12", regardless of the current lpi setting. To prevent loss of
top of form, this half line up must be countered with a half line feed down (PLD) before reaching the next
page.

Control code: PLU
Hexadecimal: 8C

Escape Sequence: ESC L
Hexadecimal: 1B 4C

Reverse Index ESC M

Performs a reverse line feed at the current lpi. The next line printed will be above the previous line.

Escape Sequence: ESC M
Hexadecimal: 1B 4D

Reverse Line Feeds ESC [ (n) A

Performs (n) reverse line feeds at the current lpi. Not that backing up beyond the top of a continuous fan
fold form may cause paper jams.

Example: The following escape sequence will back up the paper by 33 lines.

Escape Sequence: ESC [ 3 3 A
Hexadecimal: 1B 4D 33 33 41

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DEC LA120/210 Emulation

Graphics

Graphics mode gives the user complete control over every dot position on the paper. Graphics may be
printed with 132 dpi horizontal density and 72 dpi vertical density.

Each byte of graphics data represents a vertical column of six dots, with the LSB (least significant bit)
corresponding to the top wire of the print head. Turning a bit on causes a dot to be printed. Graphics bytes
are encoded in the characters '?' (hexidecimal 3F) through 'DEL' (hexidecimal 7F). The graphics encoded
characters are offset by the value 3F, so the bit values corresponding to each wire of the print head are
shown below:

wire 1 (top) '@' (40 hex - 3F hex = 1)
wire 2 'A' (41 hex)
wire 3 'C' (43 hex)
wire 4 'G' (47 hex)
wire 5 'O' (4F hex)
wire 6 '_' (5F hex)

The appropriate bit values are added together to fire the appropriate wires. For example, the character 'P'
(50 hex - 3F hex = 11 hex) will fire the top wire, wire 1, and the fifth wire, wire 5.

Each graphics sequence contains any number of bytes followed by the terminating sequence ESC \
(hexadecimal 1B 5C).

Escape Sequence: ESC P q data data ... ESC \
Hexadecimal: 1B 51 71 (3F - 7F) 1B 5C

When printing graphics lines, the effective line pitch is 12 lpi. To make successive strips of a graphics
image to align correctly, this lpi should be set prior to the carriage return after printing the first graphics
line. The escape sequence ESC [ 3 z will accomplish this. Make sure to set the lpi back to your previous
setting prior to the carriage return following the last line of graphics. For example, when printing text at 6
lpi and printing three lines of graphics:

ESC P q (data) ESC \ ESC [ 3 z (return) prints graphics and does 1/12" line feed.
ESC P q (data) ESC \ (return) prints graphics and does 1/12" line feed.
ESC P q (data) ESC \ ESC [ 0 z (return) prints graphics and does 1/6" line feed.

Note that graphics mode must be exited before issuing any escape sequence, or carriage returns and line
feeds.

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Genicom 3840 and 3410 ANSI Emulation

Control Codes and Escape Sequences Sorted Alphabetically

Code Description Page #

BEL Bell 5
BS Backspace 5
CR Carriage Return 5
CSI Control Sequence Introducer 5
ESC D Line Feed 5
ESC E New Line 5 and 6
ESC ESC n Select Software Interface n 6
ESC H Set Horizontal Tab 6
ESC J Set Vertical Tab 7
ESC K Subscript Printing 7
ESC L Superscript Printing 7
ESC P <graphics> ESC \ 6 Pin Graphics Mode 7 and 8
ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>B Oversize Font / Graphic Size Modification 8
ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>G Line / Character Spacing 8
ESC [(p)` Horizontal Position Absolute 9
ESC [(p)a Horizontal Position Relative 9
ESC [(p)d Vertical Position Absolute 9
ESC [(p)e Vertical Position Relative 9
ESC [(p1);(p2)f Vertical and Horizontal Position Absolute 9 and 10
ESC [(Ps)g Clear Tabs 10
ESC [(p)h Set Auto CR on LF 10
ESC [(p)j Horizontal Position Backwards 10
ESC [(p)k Vertical Position Backwards 11
ESC [(p)l Reset Auto CR on LF 11
ESC [(p1);...(pn)m Font and Print Modes 11 and 12
ESC [(p1)p Paper Path 12
ESC [(p1)q Graphics Density 12
ESC [(p1);(p2);(p3)r Forms Setup 12
ESC [(p1);(p2)s Margins Setup 13
ESC [(p1)t Oversized Font / Barcode Mode 13
ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p22)u Set Horizontal Tabs at Certain Positions 13

ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)v Set Vertical Tabs at Certain Positions 13
ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>{ Paper Shear 14
ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)} Set Barcode Parameter 14 and 15
ESC ]6;4;(p3);(p4)ESC\ Straps and Options 15
ESC c Reset 16
ETX End of Text 16
FF Form Feed 16
HT Horizontal Tab 16
HTS Set Horizontal Tab Stop 16
IND Index 16
LF Line Feed 17
NEL Next Line 17
PLD Partial Line Down (Subscript) 17
PLU Partial Line Up (Superscript) 17
VT Vertical Tab 18
VTS Set Vertical Tab Stop 19

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