Tally Genicom Matrix Printer User Manual

7265

Programmer's Manual

Matrix printer

Chapter 1. Introduction............................................................................................................1

Chapter 2. ANSI......................................................................................................................2

Control Code Summary .......................................................................................................3

Control Code Comparison, 7 Bit/8 Bit..................................................................................4

8-bit Control Codes..............................................................................................................4

Escape Sequence Summary ...............................................................................................6

Printer Handshaking............................................................................................................8

Printer Control .....................................................................................................................9

Graphics Rendition (Fonts and Modes) .............................................................................15

NATIONAL CHARACTER SET......................................................................................16

Forms Setup......................................................................................................................20

Superscript/Subscript.........................................................................................................21

Vertical Movement.............................................................................................................22

Margins..............................................................................................................................25

Horizontal Movement.........................................................................................................26

Tabs...................................................................................................................................28

Dot Graphics......................................................................................................................29

Sample Basic Program for Dot Coding ..........................................................................30

Graphics Control Functions............................................................................................31

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Table of Contents

Chapter 3. ANSI Bar Codes....................................................................................................33

Before You Begin - Set the Form Length.............................................................................34

Setting Bar Code Parameters..............................................................................................35

General Rules for Assigning Parameters.........................................................................36

Bar Code Command Sequences .....................................................................................37

Element Widths................................................................................................................39

Other Parameters.............................................................................................................40

Delimiters.............................................................................................................................42

Horizontal Tab Delimiter...................................................................................................44

Horizontal Position - Relative Delimiter............................................................................45

Calculating Characters per Inch ..........................................................................................47

Bar Code Style Characteristics............................................................................................48

Interleaved 2 of 5 (Style 0)...............................................................................................48

Bidirectional/Industrial 2 of 5 (Styles 1 and 3)..................................................................48

Matrix 2 of 5 (Style 2).......................................................................................................49

Code 3 of 9 (Style 4) ........................................................................................................49

EAN-8 (Style 5)................................................................................................................50

EAN-13 (Style 6)..............................................................................................................50

Code 11 (Style 7).............................................................................................................51

Codabar A/t, B/n, C/*, D/e (9, 10, 11, 12).........................................................................52

UPC-A (Style 13)..............................................................................................................52

UPC-E (Style 14)..............................................................................................................53

Code 93 (Style 15)...........................................................................................................54

Code 128 (Style 16) .........................................................................................................54

MSI (Style 19) ..................................................................................................................55

POSTNET (Style 50)........................................................................................................56

Calculating the Checksum for Code 3 of 9 ..........................................................................58

Calculating the Checksum for CODE 93..............................................................................58

Code 93 Checksums for Full ASCII..................................................................................60

Chapter 4. ANSI Oversized Font.............................................................................................63

Control Function Summary..................................................................................................64

Oversized Control Functions ...............................................................................................64

Oversized Versus Expanded ...............................................................................................66

Setting the Expansion..........................................................................................................66

Device Timeout with Very Large Characters .......................................................................67

What is a Character Cell ?...................................................................................................68

Oversized Character Dimensions – 0 Oversized Character Dimensions - 270

...............................................................................69

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Vertical Position-Relative in Oversized................................................................................70

Implementing the Line Feed Function - 0 Line Spacing and Intercharacter Spacing – 270

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Table of Figures

Figure 2-1 Default Character Set for ANSI Emulation, 00 to 7F

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Figure 2-2 Default Character Set for ANSI Emulation, 80 to FF..............................................6

Figure 2-3 National Character Substitutions 0 - 18 ...............................................................17

Figure 2-4 Effects of Character Spacing Parameters............................................................22

Figure 2-5 Dot Column Coding..............................................................................................29

Figure 2-6 Dot Graphics Example ........................................................................................30

Figure 3-1 Parts of a Bar Code ............................................................................................35

Figure 3-2 Effects of Rotation Parameters ............................................................................40

Figure 3-3 Comma, Space, and Asterisk Delimiters..............................................................43

Figure 3-4 Horizontal Tab Delimiter.......................................................................................44

Figure 3-5 Horizontal Position-Relative Delimiter..................................................................45

Figure 3-6 Vertical Bar Code Sumbols.................................................................................46

Figure 4-1 Expanded and Oversized.....................................................................................66

Figure 4-2 Character Cells ....................................................................................................68

Figure 4-3 Vertical Character Dimensions.............................................................................69

Figure 4-4 Sideways Character Dimensions .........................................................................70

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Chapter 1.

Introduction

The TallyGenicom 7265 provides rugged, versatile impact printers useful in a variety of

applications. Flexibility of use is guaranteed by the wide range of software emulations and programming options. The current printer characteristics are the result of years of application experience. It is a hallmark of TallyGenicom products that they may be used with a broad

range of systems, hardware, emulations, and protocols.

All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective holders.

CENTRONICS of GENICOM LLC Epson of Epson America, Incorporated DEC of COMPAQ Corporation GENICOM of TallyGenicom LP IBM and Proprinter of International Business Machines Corporation

The information in this manual is believed to be accurate and correct. However, TallyGenicom makes no claim as to its absolute accuracy and reserves the right to make improvements to this document from time to time.

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ANSI

The TallyGenicom im ple m entation of ANSI X3.64 is the native control protocol for the 7265

printer, as it is for a variety of other TallyGenicom impact matrix printer families. The control functions presented here are a superset of ANSI control sets familiar to our customers. For the most part, ANSI drivers written for other TallyGenicom printers should only need to be modified as features introduced on the 7265 Series printers are exercised. Examples of such new features include user-defined formats, alternate paper paths, user-defined character substitutions, and remote selection of emulations.

Enabling the application to select among emulations provides access to some of the 7265 features not supported in emulated products. Toward this end, the printer can be commanded to maintain the current status of fonts, pitches, tabs, margins and so forth across emulation changes. Although some minute differences due to translations from, say, columns to decipoints may be discernible when switching from one emulation to another, the printer is quite predictable when switching from another emulation to ANSI and then back again.

The 7265 is a decipoint machine. Locations and dimensions such as tabs, margins, absolute and relative positions, and form lengths are described in ANSI control sequences in units of 1/720 inch. If you have the choice of describing your page in one or another of the supported emulations, consider that ANSI gives you more flexible control of locations of objects on the page.

In this chapter we include spaces between characters in escape sequences for clarity. ESC H, for instance, is easier to read than is ESCH. Where the space character forms a component of a control sequence, then it is designated by <SP> .

Listed below are the control codes interpreted by this printer, along with page numbers where you can find detailed descriptions.

Control Code Summary

Code Hex Description

ETX 03 ETX/ACK Communication Protocol ACK 06 ETX/ACK Communication Protocol BEL 07 Sound Beeper

BS 08 Backspace HT 09 Horizontal Tab

LF 0A Line Feed VT 0B Vertical Tab FF 0C Form Feed CR 0D Carriage Return SO 0E Barcode / Oversized On

SI 0F Barcode / Oversized Off

DC1(XON) 11 Printer Ready

DC3(XOFF) 13 Printer Busy

ESC 1B Escape DEL 7F Delete

If 8-bit control code interpretation is enabled ...

IND 84 Index NEL 85 Next Line HTS 88 Set Horizontal Tab VTS 8A Set Vertical Tab PLD 8B Partial Line Down PLU 8C Partial Line Up

RI 8D Reverse Index

DCS 90 Device Control String

PU1 91 Private Use 1

CSI 9B Control String Introducer

ST 9C String Terminator

OSC 9D Straps and Options Introducer

Some of the control codes are interpreted when encountered within a graphics data sequence. Interpretations relative to graphics are shown on page 31.

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ompar ison, 7 Bi t/ 8 Bi t

8 B i t Hex Description 7 Bit Hex

IND 84 Index ESC D 1B 44 NEL 85 Next Line ESC E 1B 45 HTS 88 Set Horizontal Tab ESC H 1B 48 VTS 8A Set Vertical Tab ESC J 1 B 4A PLD 8B Partial Line Down ESC K 1B 4B PLU 8C Partial Line Up ESC L 1B 4C

RI 8D Reverse Index ESC M 1B 4D

DCS 90 Device Control String ESC P 1B 50

PU1 91 Private Use 1 ESC Q 1B 51

CSI 9B Control String Introducer ESC [ 1B 5B

ST 9C String Terminat or ESC \ 1B 5C

OSC 9D Straps and Options Introducer ESC ] 1B 5D

8-bit Control Codes

ANSI assigns control functions to characters 80 hex through 9F hex and calls these characters C1 codes. You can set the printer to either interpret 80 hex - 9F hex as control codes or not. The ISU default status of this option is disabled.

You can toggle the status of the 8-bit control code enable from the Emulations Options Menu or with escape sequences. The pertinent escape sequences are the ANSI private use sequences described on page 12. In 8-bit mode, all of the lower contro l codes and ESC sequences remain active. For example, you can use either PLD or ESC K for subscript printing. In 7-bit mode, only ESC K is available.

If 8-bit control code interpretation is disabled, then the printer processes characters 80 hex through 9F hex according to IBM PC character sets 1 or 2, depending on which is currently selected. The default is character set 1. You can toggle the character set selection from the Emulation Options Menu.

If 8-bit control code interpretation is disabled and character set 1 is active, then the printer strips the most significant bit of characters 80 hex through 9F hex. For example, if you send 8A hex when 8-bit control code interpretation is disabled and character set 1 is active, then the printer treats 8A hex as 0A hex and performs a line feed.

0 123 456 7 00 NUL@P`p 1 DC1 !1AQaq 2“2BRbr 3 ETX DC3 #3CScs 4$4DTdt 5 ENQ %5EUeu 6 ACK &6FVfv 7 BEL ‘7GWgw 8 BS (8HXhx 9 HT )9IYIy

A LF *:JZjz B VT ESC +;K[k{ C FF ,<L\ l| D CR -=M]m} E SO .>N^n~

F SI /?O_oDEL

Figure 2-1 Default Character Set for ANSI Em ulati on, 00 to 7F

Code is Hexadecimal, Ordered Column|Row

89ABCDEF 0 DCS á

1 PU1 í

2ó

3ú

4 IND ñ

5 NEL Ñ

8 HTS ¿

A VTS

B PLD CSI

C PLU ST D RI OSC

AB CD

¬ EFG

½ IJK

¼ MN Oæ P

¡ QR SØ²

!"#

%& '

()*

,-#

/01

345

789

:;<

>?@

























•

E F

« TUVW

» XYZ[

Figure 2-2 Default Character Set for ANSI Emulation, 80 to FF

Escape Sequence Summary

In this chart, the 7-bit representation is given. Use the Comparison Chart on page 4 to convert 7 bit to 8 bit sequences.

Code Description

ESC H Set Horizontal Tab ESC J Set Vertical Tab ESC K Subscript Printing ESC L Superscript Printing ESC P Enter Dot Graphics ESC c Restore to Initial State ESC \ Exit Dot Graphics Modes ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>B Graphic Size Modification ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>G Line/Character Spacing

Code Description

ESC [(p1);(p2)<SP>~ Select Emulation

ESC [(p)` Horizontal Position Absolute

ESC [(p)a Horizontal Position Relative ESC [(p)d Vertical Position Absolute ESC [(p)e Vertical Position Relative ESC [(p1);(p2)f Vertical and Horizontal Position Absolute ESC [(Ps)g Clear Tabs ESC [(p1);...(pn)h Set Auto CR on LF ESC [>(p1);...(pn)h Set Mode (GENICOM) ESC [(p)j Horizontal Position Backwards ESC [(p)k Vertical Position Backwards ESC [(p1);...(pn)l Reset Auto CR on LF ESC [>(p1);...(pn)l Reset Mode (GENICOM) ESC [(P1);...(Pn)m Fonts and Print Modes (SGR) ESC [(p1)p Select Paper Path ESC [(p1)q Select Graphics Density ESC [(p1);(p2);(p3)r Forms Setup ESC [(p1);(p2)s Sets Left and Right Margins ESC [(p1)t ENA/DIS Oversized/Expanded/Bar Code ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p22)u Set Horizontal Tabs at Certain Positions ESC [(p1);(p2);...(p12)v Set Vertical Tabs at Certain Positions ESC [(p1);(p2);…} Set Bar Code Parameters ESC [(p)x National Character Sets

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Pr inter Handshaking

Commands Description

DC1 PRINTER READY

In serial interface, if the printer is strapped for XON/XOFF handshaking, then the printer sends DC1 to the host to signal that the printer is ready to accept data.

In parallel interface, if the printer is strapped for select/ deselect by received DC1/DC3 codes, then the host sends DC1 to the printer to set the printer online.

Dec 17 Hex 11

DC3 PRINTER NOT READY

In serial interface, if the printer is strapped for XON/XOFF handshaking, then the printer sends DC3 to the host to signal that the printer cannot, for the moment, accept any more data.

In parallel interface, if the printer is strapped for select/ deselect by received DC1/DC3 codes, then the host sends DC3 to the printer to set the printer to Standby. In Standby, the printer will accept and acknowledge data from the interface, but will discard all data received.

Dec 19 Hex 13

ETX ETX/ACK COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

In serial interface, if the printer is strapped for ETX/ACK handshaking, then the host sends the ETX control code at the end of a block of data.

Dec 3 Hex 03

ACK ETX/ACK COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL

In serial interface, if the printer is strapped for ETX/ACK handshaking, then the printer sends an ACK in response to and ETX from the host to indicate that it is ready to receive more data.

Dec 6 Hex 06

Printer Control

Commands Description

SO SHIFT OUT

You can strap the printer to start either barcode (page 37) or oversized (page 64)

mode, whichever is enabled, on receipt of SO. The ISU status of SO/SI control is disabled. You can enable SO/SI control from Software Options on the printed menu,

or from the host via the Straps and Options control sequence. See page 14.

Dec 14 Hex 0E

SI SHIFT IN

If the printer is strapped to turn on barcode or oversized on receipt of SO, then SI

turns barcode (page 37) or oversized (page 64) mode off.

Dec 15 Hex 0F

ESC ESCAPE

Introduces an escape sequence. The printer evaluates characters following the ESC character to determine if the sequence is valid. If the sequence is valid, then the printer responds to the command. If the sequence is not valid, then the printer aborts the process, discarding at least the first character following ESC.

Dec 27 Hex 1B

ESC P (DCS)

ESC [ (CSI)

ESC \ (ST)

ESC ] (OSC)

DEVICE CONTROL STRING The control function introducer for the device control string structure, which is used to

frame graphics. Dec 144 Hex 90

The CSI character is the control function introducer for the ANSI control sequence. Control sequences are multi-character control functions that accept parameters.

Dec 155 Hex 9B

STRING TERMINATOR Terminates the DCS and the OSC sequence. Dec 156 Hex 9C

The OSC character is the introducer for straps and options.

Dec 157 Hex 9D

BEL BEEPER

Dec 7 Hex 07

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Commands Description

DEL DELETE

DEL is a printable character, or is a valid graphics data byte if received

in dot graphics

Dec 127 Hex 7F

ESC [(p1); (p2)<SP>~

SELECT EMULATION If p2 is 0, which is the default, then the current settings in the printer remain in effect

through the emulation change to the extent that selected features are supported in the target emulation. This affects such things as, font selection, character pitch, margins, tabs, and so forth. If p2 is 1, then the status of such parameters reverts to defaults dependent on the selected emulation.

p1 selects

0 GENICOM ANSI 1 Tally ANSI

2-21 Reserved 22 Epson FX286e

mode.

p2 selects

0-1 full reset

Example: Select Epson emulation with full reset: Dec 27 91 50 50 59 49 32 126 Hex 1B 5B 32 32 3B 31 20 7E

ESC [(p1)p SELECT PAPER PATH

p1 selects

08 unload current path 10 unload current path and load tractor 2 12 unload current path and load tractor 1 Forms in the current path should be torn off before changing paper paths. If

you send a command to change paper paths and there is more paper downstream of the print head than 1/2 times the current form length or six inches, whichever is greater, then the printer returns paper to the position that was current before the command was received, and a fault condition is set.

If you send a command to change paper paths and the target path is the current path, then the printer executes a form feed. If you load tractor 2

when tractor 2 is not installed, the command will be ignored.

Example: Unload tractor 1 and load tractor 2: Dec 27 91 49 48 112 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 70

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Commands Description

ESC c RESET TO INITIAL STATE

Recalls the user format presently assigned to the current paper path. Dec 27 99 Hex 1B 63

ESC [(p1)t ENABLE/DISABLE OVERSIZED/EXPANDED/BAR CODE MODES

p1 Effect Page

0 reset special modes 1 select oversized printing 4-2 2 select expanded printing 4-2 3 select bar code 3-6 Oversized printing and bar codes are explained in separate chapters. When

expanded printing is selected, the current font is expanded horizontally and vertically in 100% increments according to expansion factors specified by ESC

[(p1);(p2)<SP>B (see page 11). The range of expansion is 1x through 8x.

Example: select expanded printing Dec 27 91 50 116 Hex 1B 5B 32 74

ESC [(p1); (p2)<SP>B

GRAPHIC SIZE MODIFICATION Sets the size of expanded and oversized characters. The effect of this command on

oversized is explained in a separate chapter. When expanded print is selected, the argument units for parameters p1 and p2 are

percentages of the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the current font. Parameter p1 controls the vertical expansion and p2 controls the horizontal expansion. The argument limits for expanded print are 800;800 (8x the parent font size).

Oversized enables much larger expansions. Parameters are rounded down to the nearest 100.

Note: This printer goes into expanded mode immediately on receiving this command. Any text between this sequence and a countermanding ESC [(p1)t

sequence (see page 11) is printed according to the specified expansion.

If height and width are different values, the height will be set the same as the width.

ESC [(p1); ...(pn)h

SET MODE (ANSI)

p Effect

20 auto CR on LF Dec 27 91 50 48 104 Hex 1B 5B 32 30 68

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Commands Description

ESC [(p1); ...(pn)l

RESET MODE (ANSI) Resets mode(s) set by ESC [(p1);..(pn)h.

p Effect

20 reset auto CR on LF Example: reset auto CR on LF Dec 27 91 50 48 108 Hex 1B 5B 32 30 6C

ESC [> (p1);..(pn)h

ESC [> (p1);..(pn)l

SET MODE (GENICOM) This is an ANSI private use sequence.

p Effect

1 proportional print 2 reserved 3 80 hex - 9B hex interpreted as C1 control codes 4 bold mode accomplished by overstrike 5 select character set 2 Example: set proportional print Dec 27 91 62 49 104 Hex 1B 5B 3E 31 68 RESET MODE (GENICOM) Resets modes set by ESC [>(pn)h. See the previous command. The parameter

definitions are the same. Example: reset proportional print Dec 27 91 62 49 108 Hex 1B 5B 3E 31 6C

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Commands Description

ESC [(p1); (p2);<SP>{

PAPER SHEAR If the paper shear option is installed, then note that the appropriate strap must be set

in the hardware options menu in order for the paper shear to work. Parameter p1 = 1 selects the paper shear. Parameter p2 = 1 executes a cutting sequence: If the vertical position is not at top-of-

form, then a form feed is executed. Paper is advanced to the shear position and cut. Next, it is advanced an inch to eject the sheet that has been cut off; then it is retracted to the top margin on the following form. The horizontal position following a shear is the left margin. The shear position should be set from the control panel so that paper is cut precisely at the perforation. If a non-zero top print reference is needed, then set the top print reference first and then set the shear position.

Dec 27 91 49 59 49 32 123 Hex 1B 5B 31 3B 31 20 7B

Commands Description

ESC ]6;4; (p3);(p4) ESC \

STRAPS AND OPTIONS This command enables downline control of options found at various places in the

printer menus. This includes the Emulation and Software Options menus, as well as the User-defined Options menu. For details and descriptions, see the User’s Manual.

p3 = 0 reset

1set

p4 =

4 auto cr on lf 5 auto lf on cr 6 auto cr on vt

14 auto wrap

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Graphics Rendition (Fonts and Modes)

Command Description

ESC [(p1); ...(pn)m

SELECT GRAPHICS RENDITION Selects print modes and fonts. p1 Printing Mode 0 normal printing - resets all modes (but does not affect font selection) 1 set bold print 4 set underline 5 set doublewide 6 set proportional * 10 and 11 Gothic DP 12 Gothic LQ 13 Courier DP 14 Courier LQ 15 Gothic Italic DP 16 Gothic Italic LQ 17 Courier Italic DP 18 Courier Italic LQ 19 Wide Gothic DP * 22 cancel bold 24 cancel underline 25 cancel doublewide / expanded 26 cancel proportional 30 select black ribbon color

31 select red ribbon color 32 select green ribbon color 33 select yellow ribbon color 34 select blue ribbon color 35 select magenta ribbon color

36 select cyan ribbon color

NATIONAL CHARACTER SET

Command Description

ESC [(p)x SELECT NATIONAL CHARACTER SET

p Character Set

0 USA 1 Germany 2 French A 6 Italian 7 United Kingdom 8 Spanish 9 Danish/Norwegian A

16 Swedish/Finnish D

If a parameter value (p) is not recognized, then the default character set (0 - USA) is selected.

To use substitutions that have characters in the 80 hex to 95 hex range, first disable 8-bit control code processing, either by escape sequence or from the Emulation Options Menu. Next, enable character set 2, either by the Straps and Options control

sequence on page 14 or from the Emulation Options menu. This causes ASCII

codes 80 hex - 9F hex to be mapped to printable characters instead of control codes. Example: To select the United Kingdom character set: Dec 27 91 55 120 Hex 1B 5B 37 78

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D/N = Danish/Norwegian S/F = Swedish/Finnish

Code D

Location H352336243826422A6440915B925C935D945E9660

Character

Set

0USA

1Germany

2 French A

6Italian

7UK

8 Spanish

9D/N A

16 Swedish

#$&* @[ \ ] ^` { #$&* §ÄÖÜ^` äöüß¢¥ £$&* à° ç§^` éùè¨ ¢¥

$&*

$&*@[\]^`{

$&* @í Ñ¿^` ¨ ñ} ~¢¥

§°ç é

#$&* @ÆØÅ^` æøå~¢¥

ÄÖÅ

Üé

1237B1247C1257D1267E1559B157

}~¢¥

ùàòè ì

}~¢¥

¢¥

äöåü¢¥

Figure 2-3 National Character Substitutions 0 - 18

Line/Character Spacing

Command Description

ESC [(p1); (p2) <SP> G

LINE/CHARACTER SPACING Sets the vertical and horizontal pitch in decipoints. Parameter (p1) is the

spacing between lines and (p2) is the spacing between characters. Unspecified parameters remain at their current values. This command does not affect oversized printing selected by ESC [1t.

Commands Description

ESC [(p1); (p2) <SP> G

LINE/CHARACTER SPACING p1 = line spacing parameter p2 = character spacing parameter If you select doublewide printing (ESC [5m), then the printer doubles character

spacing set by this command. If the designed pitch of the current font is 10 cpi and doublewide is set, then a character spacing argument of 72 results in a pitch of 5 cpi, at which horizontal segments of line-draw characters are contiguous.

Example: ESC [90;60 <sp> G sets the vertical spacing to 8 lines per inch and the horizontal spacing to 12

characters per inch. (720 divided by 8 = 90, and 720 divided by 12 = 60).

Dec 27 91 52 48 59 54 48 32 71 Hex 1B 5B 39 30 3B 36 30 20 47

p2 CPI

120 6

The quick brown fox jumped

90 8 72 10 60 12 51 14 45 16 40 18 36 20

The quick brown fox jumped over

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back.

Figure 2-4 Effects of Character Spacing Parameters

Forms Setup

Command Description

ESC [(p1); (p2);(p3);(p4) ;(p5)r

FORMS SETUP Sets top of form and sets form length, as well as top and bottom margins, in decipoints.

Parameter p1 is form length 720ths , p2 is the top margin, p3 sets the length of white space between the baseline of the last allowed

line and the end of form. p4 is the top print reference, and p5 is the left print reference Any parameter not specified is assigned its default value. Maximum form length is

15840 decipoints (22 inches).

Default Values

p1 7920 decipoints 11-inch form p2 0 decipoints 0-inch top margin p3 0 decipoints 0-inch bottom margin p4 0 decipoints 0-inch top print reference p5 0 decipoints 0-inch left print reference Example: Set 8-inch form length, one-inch top margin, one-inch bottom margin

Dec 27 91 53 55 54 48 59 55 50 48 59 55 50 48 114 Hex 1B 5B 35 37 36 30 3B 37 32 30 3B 37 32 30 72 Note: Before you send this command, verify that the top print reference is zero in the

target paper path. One way to do this is to park and then load paper in the target path. The top edge of the paper should line up with the top of the print head. If not, then set the top print reference to zero from the menu and save the change to the format associated with the target paper path. You must once again park and load paper in the target path in order for the new print reference to take effect.

Next, send a command to set the vertical position-absolute to zero. If you do not do this, then the printer establishes top-of-form at the current top margin, and form registration is lost.

Superscript/Subscript

Command Description

ESC K (PLD)

ESC L (PLU)

NOTE: The partial line up does not respect top of form; that is, following a form feed, ESC L causes a partial line movement upward. Also, partial line down does not respect bottom of form; that is, when printing the last line on the form, ESC L causes a partial line movement downward.

SUBSCRIPT PRINTING Moves paper 1/2 line below the current line for subscript printing. ESC K is used to

return to the original line following ESC L (superscript). If 8-bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 139 Hex 8B otherwise Dec 27 75 Hex 1B 4B SUPERSCRIPT PRINTING Moves paper 1/2 line above the current line for superscript printing. ESC L is used to

return to the original line following ESC K (subscript). If 8-bit control code processing is enabled then Dec 140 Hex 8C otherwise Dec 27 76 Hex 1B 4C

When printing the last line on a form, do not send a line feed (LF) code to move directly from superscript to subscript. The LF code will be acted upon as the bottom of form terminator.

Vertical Movement

Absolute positions are calculated from the top and left print references without respect to margin settings. The top of a character cell located at vertical position-absolute 0 is at top print reference. The left edge of a character cell located at horizontal position-absolute 0 is at the left print reference. If the default left print reference is current, and if the left tractor position(s) are as shipped, then this is about 0.6 inches from the left edge of the paper.

Top and left print references are adjustable from the printer menu.

Shee

Extreme

Left Position

Character Printed at Zero Position

CAUTION: Do not attempt reverse paper motion across a perforation, since this may cause the paper to snag on the print head. Vertical position accuracy is not specified for reverse paper moves greater than 1.5 inches.

Vertical Movement

Commands Description

LF LINE FEED

Advances the paper one line according to the spacing currently in effect. Dec 10 Hex 0A

VT VERTICAL TAB

Advances paper to the next vertical tab setting. If the current print position is at or beyond the last tab setting, the paper advances to the top of form. If no tabs are set, then VT is processed according to the status of emulation option strap 14.

Dec 11 Hex 0B

FF FORM FEED

Advances the paper to the top margin on the next form.

Dec 12 Hex 0C ESC D (IND)

ESC E (NEL)

ESC M (RI)

INDEX

Advances the paper to the next line. The current column is not changed, regardless

of the status of auto CR on LF.

Dec 132 Hex 84

NEXT LINE

The next line character advances the paper to the next line. The current column is

reset to the left margin. Auto CR on LF has no effect.

Dec 133 Hex 85

REVERSE INDEX

Moves the paper back one line.

Dec 141 Hex 8D

Commands Description

ESC [(p)e VERTICAL POSITION RELATIVE

Advances paper p decipoints. This command enables printing below the bottom

margin of the current form and above the top margin of the following form. The

example below advances the paper 4 1/4 inches.

Example: ESC [3060e

Dec 27 91 51 48 54 48 101 Hex 1B 5B 33 30 36 30 65 ESC [(p)k VERTICAL POSITION BACKWARDS

Moves the vertical position backwards to (p) decipoints above the current position.

The horizontal position does not change.

If the target position is above the top margin, then the vertical position is the top

margin. If no top margin is set, and the target position is above top-of-form, then the

vertical position is top-of-form.

NOTE: The printer economizes vertical motion with vertical logic seeking, so this

command may cause reverse paper motion in some instances and not in others.

Reverse paper motion can cause problems with some forms.

Example: ESC [1080k moves the vertical position up by 1.5 inches.

Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 107 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 6B ESC [(p)d VERTICAL POSITION ABSOLUTE

Moves the current print position to p decipoints from the top of the form.

The following example advances the paper to 2 inches below top of form.

Example: ESC [1440d

Dec 27 91 49 52 52 48 100 Hex 1B 5B 31 34 34 30 64 ESC[(p1);

(p2)f

VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL POSITION ABSOLUTE

Moves the print position to any coordinate on the page. Coordinates are measured

in decipoints. Parameter p1 is the vertical coordinate, which is measured from the

top print reference. Parameter p2 is the horizontal coordinate, which is measured

from the left print reference. The computation of absolute positions is not influenced

by margin settings. Top and left print references are adjustable from the control

panel.

You can print characters beyond the left, top, and bottom margin setting, but no

printing is allowed beyond the right margin.

EXAMPLE: ESC [1440;2160f

Prints the next character 2 inches from the top print reference and 3 inches from the

left print ref erence.

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Hex 1B 5B 31 34 34 30 3B 32 31 36 30 66

Margins

Use the Forms Setup command, page 2-39, to set vertical margins.

Commands Description

ESC [(p1);6 (p2)s SET LEFT AND RIGHT MARGIN

Sets the left and right margin in decipoints; p1 is the left margin and p2 is the right. Distances are measured from the left print reference. This command takes effect following the next line terminator (you cannot set margins for the current line).

EXAMPLE: Set the left margin at 0.4 inch and right margin at 6.9 inches, making a 6.5-inch print line.

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ESC [s ASSIGN MARGIN DEFAULTS

Assigns the default parameters. Sets the left margin to zero, right margin to maximum print line width of the printer. This command takes effect following the next line terminator.

Dec 27 91 115 Hex 1B 5B 73

Horizontal Movement

Commands Description

HT HORIZONTAL TAB

Causes the current print position to move to the next tab stop. If no tabs are set, then the current position moves one space. If tab(s) are set but no tab(s) are set between the active print position and the right margin, then following characters on the line are either discarded or printed on the next line, depending on the status of auto wrap.

Dec 9 Hex 09

CR CARRIAGE RETURN

Initiates printing and returns the current print position to the left margin. Dec 13 Hex 0D

ESC [(p)a HORIZONTAL POSITION RELATIVE

Advances the current print position by the distance specified. Parameter p is specified in decipoints.

Example: ESC [1080a advances the print position 1.5 inches. Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 97 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 61

ESC [(p)j HORIZONTAL POSITION BACKWARDS

Moves the horizontal position (p) decipoints left of the current position. Actual distance between symbols separated by this command is the argument (p)

minus the current horizontal pitch (text or graphics). For example, if you print an uppercase E at 10 cpi, move backwards by (p), and print another uppercase E, then the distance between leading edges of the two characters is (p) - 72 decipoints. If you print graphics at 72 dpi, move backwards by p, and print another graphics column, then the distance between the two graphics columns is (p) – 10 decipoints.

This command enables printing left of the left margin. Any data located left of the left print reference is discarded.

Example: ESC [1080j moves the horizontal position back by 1.5 inches. Dec 27 91 49 48 56 48 106 Hex 1B 5B 31 30 38 30 6A

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Tally Genicom Matrix Printer User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

Control Code Summary

8-bit Control Codes

Escape Sequence Summary

Pr inter Handshaking

Printer Control

Graphics Rendition (Fonts and Modes)

NATIONAL CHARACTER SET

Line/Character Spacing

Forms Setup

Superscript/Subscript

Vertical Movement

Vertical Movement

Margins

Horizontal Movement