Black Box PQ-8S - Manuals

7 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications .......................................................................................10 2. Introduction ........................................................................................11 2.1 Description of Front Panels ...................

11 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 2. Introduction Print Orientation (APO). Inaddition, paper can be pulled fromseveral sources, jobs can be printedon both sides of the paper, and amultitude of fonts (printer-residentor from optional cartridges) aresupported. The PQ-8P comes with a standard parallel sharing port that ...

12 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 2.1 Description of Front Panels C ONFIGURATION S WITCHES The configuration switches are usedto set the twinax address, outputprotocol, and to perform theavailable test and diagnosticfunctions. While the PQ-8P comeswith only one bank of switches, thePQ-8S comes with two banks of eight...

14 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 3. Installation 3. Connect the parallel cable from the PQ-8P’s “Parallel Out”connector to the printer’sparallel port. 4. If the sharing port of the PQ-8P is used, attach the parallel cablenow. Note that a PC or LANconnected to the PQ-8P’ssharing port should always bepowered on when t...

15 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 9. With the PQ-8P powered off, attach the auto-terminatingtwinax V-cable to the PQ-8P. 10. Connect the twinax host cables to the V-connector. The twinaxV-connector is automaticallyterminated when one cable isattached and automaticallycables through when two cablesare attached. To ins...

16 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 7. Print a PQ-8S self-test. First, power off the PQ-8S. Then, setconfiguration switch SW1:8 (farright of the first switch bank) tothe “|” position. (If you areoperating a label printer, put the printer in ASCII hex dumpmode. Then power on the PQ-8S. If the label printer startsprintin...

19 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure 3-3. Page 2 of Self-Test Printouts. EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table 40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0 0: 20 26 2D 9B 9D F8 E6 BD 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ °µ ¢{ } \ 0 1: 20 82 2F 90 61 6A 7E 9C 41 4A 00 31 é / Éaj ˜ £AJ~1 2: 83 88 B6 D2 62 6B 73 BE 42 4B 53 32 âêÂÊbks¥BKS2 3: 84 ...

20 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 4. Configuration 2. Make sure the PQ-8 is properly connected to the twinax hostand the correct device address is set. 3. Power on the PQ-8. The AS/400 will auto-configure the printeraddress according to the PQ-8settings. If you are using an S/3X host, you must configure the host manu...

21 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 4-1. Recommended Emulation and Device ID for the Host Systems. Host System Printer Used Emulation Device ID S/38, S/36 Laser printer (using 3812 5219 HP PCL commands) S/38, S/36 Matrix printer 4214 4214-2 (printing NLQ) S/38, S/36, Matrix printer 5224 5224 (2P) (S/34) S/38, S/3...

22 PQ-8P, PQ-8S If an invalid switch setting is encountered at power-up, all LEDlights will blink and the PQ-8 cannotoperate. Table 4-2. Twinax Address Switch Settings. Twinax Address SW1:1 SW1:2 SW1:3 0 o o o 1 o o | 2 o | o 3 o | | 4 | o o 5 | o | 6 | | o

23 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 4-3. Output Protocol Switch Settings. Output Protocol SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7 Hewlett-Packard PCL o o | o (PJL on) Hewlett-Packard PCL o | o o (PJL off) IBM Proprinter o | o | IBM PPDS o o o o (dot matrix) Epson ESC/P2 o o o | Epson DFX+ o | | | Epson LQ (24-pin) o | | o Epson ...

24 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 4-4. Tests/Diagnostic Switch Settings. Tests/Diagnostic SW1:1 SW1:2 SW1:3 SW1:8 Twinax Diagnostic | | | | Restore Factory | | | o Defaults Self-Test Any setting corresponding to | a twinax address 0-6 EBCDIC Hex Dump | Operating Mode o Tests/Diagnostic SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7 A...

26 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 4-7. Serial Out Stop Bits Switch Settings. Serial Out Stop Bits SW2:5 1 bit o 2 bits | Table 4-8. Serial Out Parity Switch Settings. Serial Out Parity SW2:6 SW2:7 None o o Odd o | Even | o Table 4-9. Serial Out X-On/X-Off Switch Settings. Serial Out X-On/X-Off SW2:8 Send | Don’...

27 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 4.2.2 S ETUP S OFTWARE All configuration parameters notalready covered through configu-ration switches can be changedthrough the setup software. Beforeconfiguring the PQ-8, you shouldprint a self-test. A self-test printoutshows all active configurationsettings. Refer to this printout...

32 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 4.4 Configuration Options Asterisks (*) identify factory-defaultsettings. Invalid commands areignored. The last valid setting will be unchanged. COMMAND 01: ALTERNATE CPTSTART DELIMITER Creates an alternate Command Pass-Thru (CPT) start delimiter. Thisdelimiter is also an alternateHo...

34 PQ-8P, PQ-8S COMMAND 09: PAPER SIZE HP PCL only. Selects paper-sizesetting. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 Paper size specified by host software 1 A4 size paper 2 Paper size selected through printer’s front panel Example: &%Z09,1 selects A4 sizepaper. COMMAND 10: TRUE LPI HP PCL only. Selects compresse...

36 PQ-8P, PQ-8S COMMAND 16: OVERRIDEFORMAT COMMANDS Allow operator settings on theprinter’s front panel to overrideformat commands coming from thehost. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 No, do not overrideIBM format commands 1 Yes, override all IBM format commands 2 Yes, override NLQ commands 3 Yes, override CPI...

40 PQ-8P, PQ-8S VALUE DESCRIPTION 0 5256 Model 3 1 5224 Model 1 2 5225 Model 1 *3 4214 Model 2 Example: &%Z24,2 sets the activeprinter emulation to 5225 Model 1. NOTE A n A S / 4 0 0 w i l l a u t o -configure when the PQ-8 ispowered on. Therefore, yous h o u l d s a v e t h e n e w I B Memulati...

41 PQ-8P, PQ-8S NOTE IBM Proprinters cannot print1 5 C P I . T h e P Q - 8 h a s t h eability to “artificially” print15 CPI by printing 17.1 CPIa n d a d j u s t i n g t h e s p a c i n gthrough insertion of a spacein graphics mode. Althoughthis option allows users toeffectively print 15 CPI (e.g.w ...

43 PQ-8P, PQ-8S COMMAND 50: SHARING PORTTIMEOUT Selects the sharing port timeoutvalue. This is the time interval beforethe interface automatically switchesfrom the parallel or serial sharingport to check for data from the host. VALUE DESCRIPTION 4 to 60 4 to 60 seconds *8 Default Example: &%Z50,...

44 PQ-8P, PQ-8S COMMAND 77: SERIAL-IN WORDLENGTH Selects the Word Length of datareceived at the serial-in port. A newsetting will not be effective immed-iately. To activate the new setting,cycle power on the interface. VALUE DESCRIPTION 7 7 Bits *8 8 Bits Example: &%Z77,7 sets the wordlength to ...

45 PQ-8P, PQ-8S NOTE If the active output protocoli s g e n e r i c a n d n o 6 L P Istring is specified, the PQ-8will ignore all 6 LPI requestsfrom the host. COMMAND 85: 8 LPI STRING Used with Generic output protocolto define the 8 LPI string. Seecommand 84. VALUE DESCRIPTION 1(up to 25 Defines the...

46 PQ-8P, PQ-8S COMMAND 89: 16.7 CPI STRING Used with Generic output protocolto define the 16.7 CPI string. Seecommand 84. VALUE DESCRIPTION 1(up to 25 Defines the 16.7 hex bytes) CPI string 1() Deletes the 16.7 CPI string Example: &%Z89,1(1B 10) storesthe 16.7 (actually: 17 CPI normaldraft) CPI...

47 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults The factory-default configurationcan be restored either by sendingHost/PC Download Command“Z98,0” or by taking the followingsteps: 1. Power off the printer and the PQ-8. 2. Disconnect the host and PC sharing cables from the PQ-8. 3. Set configuration sw...

48 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5. Operation host print jobs. The Sharing PortTimeout is set through Host/PCdownload command 50 or throughthe setup software. By default, the PQ-8S receives PC data at 96N81 (9,600 baud; parity =none; word length = 8 bits; stop bits= 1). Make sure the PC/LAN andthe PQ-8S are using th...

50 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.7 Laser Printer Operation The PQ-8 lets you emulate an ASCIIlaser printer as an IBM 3812 printer.This feature-rich emulation isautomatically active when you selectthe HP PCL output protocol. Youcan also run an ASCII laser printerunder an IBM 5256 emulation. Thefollowing section des...

52 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.7.1 C HANGING T YPESTYLES The typestyle number (FGID)selected determines the font to beused. The system operator selects adefault typestyle when the printer isconfigured on the host; however, aword-processing program may alsohave a default typestyle. Since thedefault typestyle can ...

53 PQ-8P, PQ-8S To change a font, insert a font-change command at thebeginning of the text where thechange is to take place. Forexample, to bold the word“saves” in the following sentence(assuming the current font isCourier, 12 CPI or pitch, 10point), type: Quality ¬Q88saves¬Q85 you time and money. H...

57 PQ-8P, PQ-8S To change the assigned paper tray, type the respective commandfollowed by a comma (,) and thecorresponding number of thechosen paper source. If you have an HP LaserJet 4 Plus connected to the PQ-8 and the hostis requesting paper to be fedthrough paper drawer #1, the HPprinter would, ...

59 PQ-8P, PQ-8S The PQ-8’s first COR option is not a true IBM 3812 emulation. ThisCOR setting was added to give theuser a more straightforward way ofobtaining COR. The COR settingignores print-quality settings andalways prints COR (unless the host’spage rotation or the PQ-8’s APOsetting determine th...

61 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Tables 5-3 through 5-5 show what page-rotation settings can bemanipulated through print-qualitysettings and how the combination of page rotation and print qualityaffects the final print orientation. Table 5-3. Page-Rotation Settings. Host System Page-Rotation Setting Print Quality Se...

62 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 5-5. Host LPI. Host LPI Reduced to: Maximum Rows (Lines)/Page 6 8.7 66 8 11.6 88 Table 5-6 shows the print- orientation results desired andrecommends a combination ofsettings required to obtain thatresult. Most print-orientation resultscan be achieved with differentsetting comb...

63 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 5-6. Settings for Different Print Orientations. PQ-8 Setting forPrint Result Host Setting APO Orientation Data processing : Degree of Page ON COR Print reports with Rotation... a width of 80 *AUTO columns or less (at 10 CPI) in portrait AND print reports with a width of 132 (at...

65 PQ-8P, PQ-8S To change the print file: 1. Type CHGPRTF on the command line of the host, andpress Enter. 2. Type in the name of the print file to be changed. 3. Press F10 to display additional parameters. 4. Press Page Down to scroll to the fourth screen. 5. Locate the “Degree of page rotation ......

66 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.10 Document/Envelope Printing A letter and an envelope can beprinted from DisplayWrite/36 orOfficeVision/400 in the samedocument by following thisprocedure: 1. Set the format for the letter and enter the letter file. On the firsttyping line, press CMD20 forFormat options. 2. Select...

68 PQ-8P, PQ-8S On some duplex printing, if the last page is single-sided, it mayremain in the printer. The form feedlight remains on. When the nextprint job is sent, this page will beejected. To manually eject the lastpage, take the printer off-line bypressing the ONLINE button, thenpress the FORM ...

69 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 5-7. Summar y List of Special Commands. Command Function ¬E Sends an ASCII ESC command to the printer ¬TY Enables true 6 LPI printing ¬TN Disables True 6 LPI printing ¬I Ignores all host formatting commands ¬S Stop ignoring host formatting commands In these cases, the ¬TY comma...

70 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.13 HP Line Printer The HP Line Printer protocol allowsprinting of dot-matrix output on aPCL laser printer. When selectingthe HP Line Printer protocol, thePQ-8 emulates an IBM 5224-1 lineprinter. Other IBM printers cannotbe emulated. The HP Line Printer protocol automatically prints...

72 PQ-8P, PQ-8S The PQ-8 implements the LAC command by taking the dot patternreceived from the twinax host andthen printing that exact dot patternusing the printer’s APA bit-imagegraphics at high-density 240dots/inch. This permits the printerto print APF and BGU graphicoutput using exactly the sames...

73 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 5.14.8 G ENERIC M ODE The Generic output protocol shouldbe used when the other outputprotocols of the PQ-8 areinappropriate. This could be thecase with printers such as certainbarcode label printers or embossers,but also with printers from Okidata,Mannesmann-Tally, or others. Referto...

76 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 6.3 User-Defined Fonts (HP PCL only) The PQ-8P supports a vast variety of fonts. For a list of the supportedfonts, refer to Appendixes A and B . In addition, the User-Defined Fontsfeature allows assignment of new orexisting font IDs to different printerresident fonts or fonts from an...

78 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Example: 1. To define the color red and store the customized “red”command in the interface underthe macro name U3 type thefollowing: &%Z04,0(1B 2A 76 36 57 00 00 0808 08)[This string sets up the colorpalette.]&%Z04,3(1B 2A 76 32 35 35 61 3062 30 63 31 69 31 53)[This command d...

80 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Module width (from Table 6-2 ): 3.6 mm (0.14 inches).Calculation:11 x 3.6 mm = 39.6 mm = 3.96 cm; or 11 x .14 in = 1.54 inches. Table 6-2. Module Width in mm (inches): PCL Laser. Width 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 3 2.6 3.6 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.4 9.4 10.4 of 9 (.1) (.14) (.18) (.22) (.25) (.2...

81 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 6-3. Module width in mm (inches): Epson or IBM Proprinter Dot-Matrix. Width 1 2 3 Code 3 of 9 2.7 5.4 8.1 (.11) (.22) (.32) Code 128 2.5 5 7.6 (.1) (.2) (.3) Interleaved 2 2.2 4.4 6.6 of 5 (.9) (.18) (.26) POSTNET 6.5 (.25) EAN 13 1.5 3.1 4.6 (.06) (.12) (.18) EAN 8 1.8 3.6 5.5...

83 PQ-8P, PQ-8S <data>: The data to be printed as abar code. Some bar codes require acertain number of characters.Others only allow alphanumeric ornumeric characters. Before the PQ-8processes the data string, it willcheck the complete data string andverify that it is valid. This is why the¬B a...

84 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure 6-1. Bar Code Overlapping Text. O VERVIEW AND E XAMPLES The examples shown on thefollowing pages give an overview ofthe supported bar code types. Notethat the “maximum number of datacharacters” does not includestart/stop characters and checkdigits. This data overrun by barcode...

85 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Code 3 of 9 Maximum number of data characters: 30 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: A-Z Valid other characters: space ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ Example: ¬B1,4,1,1,1,1,0123456789¬B 0123456789 Figure 6-2. Code 3 of 9. POSTNET Maximum...

86 PQ-8P, PQ-8S UPC A Required number of data characters: 10 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: N/A Valid other characters: N/A Example: ¬B5,5,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B 0 01234 56789 5 Figure 6-4. UPC A. EAN 8 Required number of data characters: 7 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 V...

88 PQ-8P, PQ-8S NOTE Since Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols are created from data-character pairs,the number to be encoded must have an even number of digits. If an oddnumber of data characters (including the optional check digit) is entered,the PQ-8 adds a “0” to the beginning of the bar code. If an even...

90 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table 6-4. Symbol Character Value and Data Character. SymbolCharacter Data Character Value Code A Code B Code C 00 SP SP 00 01 ! ! 01 02 “ “ 02 03 # # 03 04 $ $ 04 05 % % 05 06 & & 06 07 ‘ ‘ 07 08 ( ( 08 09 ) ) 09 10 * * 10 11 + + 11 12 . . 12 13 - - 13 14 . . 14 15 / / 15 16...

94 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 6.6 I-O Graphics Language ™ The I-O Graphics Language ™ (IOGL ™ ) allows printing of graphical elements and charts on PCL5compatible printers. IOGL isindependent of other I-O features,such as internally generated barcodes or font change commands.This means that if an I-O font-change ...

100 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 2. The complete command string must be entered as shown below.Incomplete command stringsand command strings withinvalid values (such as spaces)will cause the PQ-8 to print thestring at the place where theerror occurred. For example, a line commandstring has been entered.However, an ...

101 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure 6-10. Example of Line. X,Y end(100,600) X,Y start(100,0) 2 inches

106 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure 6-14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart. For example:¬GS3;01;20;02;50;04;80¬GP5;900;2400;600;3;10;20;30 drawsa three-segment pie chart. If theattached printer is a PCL colorprinter, the first segment will be blue(01), the second segment will be red(02), and the third segment will b...

108 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Bar Chart (Histogram) —¬GH<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<xincrement>;<y increment>;<barwidth>;<# of entries>; <value1>;<value 2>; ... Draws a bar chart. xy start specifies the bottom left-hand corner of thefirst bar (the origi...

109 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Each bar is 1/3 inch wide (100/300 inch). The distance fromthe left side of one bar to the leftside of the next bar is one inch(300/300). This allows other bars tobe added through a separatecommand. Bar 1 will be 1 2/3 inches (500 x 1/300 inch) high, bar 2 will be twoinches high (60...

111 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Text —¬GT<x start>;<y start>;<angle of rotation>;<'text'> Prints the text (“text”) in the active font, with the specifiedrotation and specified xy start. Textwill be rotated counterclockwise. For example:¬GT1000;1000;90;'TEXT' prints theword “TEXT” in the act...

112 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Comments— ¬GX<'text'> Allows text to be added to IOGLcommands for documentation.Comments will not print out. For example: ¬GX’Pie chart with 3elements’ can be used to documentan IOGL pie chart command. 6.7 I-O Graphics Language ™ (IOGL) in Action 6.7.1 G ENERAL S TEPS I-O Grap...

113 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure 6-19. Bar Chart. blank sheet of paper. Allreferences to distances are madein respect to the printable page,not the actual physical page.Refer to Figure 6-9 . 3. Determine where the chart should be placed (always inrelation to the top left-handcorner of the printable area). In...

115 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Next, determine theapproximate maximum heightand width of the chart. In theexample, 40 was the expectedmaximum number of calls. Wechose to represent 10 calls byone inch, resulting in a totalmaximum height of four inches(not including the title andsubtitle.) Similarly, each day was r...

117 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 6.7.4 L ABELS /T ITLE /S UBTITLE /L EGEND All text was created through textrotation command strings. Text wasalways printed in the selected font.In the example, Universe Mediumwas used in different point sizes(¬Q...). The legend consists of threeseparate boxes followed by textrotati...

118 PQ-8P, PQ-8S A call for this macro can be used in your application by embeddingthe following PCL command in theapplication code: ¬E&f#y3X Another command that can be used to prevent overloading theprinter’s memory is ¬E&f#y8X. Thiscommand deletes the macro ID #that currently resides in t...

122 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 7.4 Self-Diagnostics CAUTION T o a v o i d d a m a g e t o y o u rhost system, the host mustb e d i s c o n n e c t e d b e f o r erunning this test. The PQ-8 can be set up to perform a complete analysis of its functions.The PQ-8 transmits data to itself andthen analyzes how that da...

127 PQ-8P, PQ-8S 7.5 Problem Resolution Guide Table 7-2 is a general guide to resolve common problems that mayoccur. Please refer to this guidebefore contacting technical support. Table 7-2. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Host Line Sync LED Host is not Make sure t...

133 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for PCL Compatible Printers Table A-1. Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Courier R-8/CP850 P/L 10 12 11 Line Printer R-8/CP850 P/L 15 8.5 223 Line Printer R-8/CP850 P/L 17.1 8.5 254 Line Printer R-8...

139 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 4994 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 30 4997 General Font Assignments Time R-8/CP850 P Prop. 8 157 Time R-8/CP850 P Prop. 10 158 Time Bold R-8/CP850 P Prop. 10 159 ...

141 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. OCR-A 10N OCR-A P 10 12 19 OCR-B 10N OCR-B P 10 12 3 Code 3-9 4.6N 3 of 9 P 4.6 12 240 Code 3-9 9.3N 3 of 9 P 9.3 12 61 EAN/UPC UPC P Prop. 12 171 Bold Bar Code EAN/UPC UPC P ...

145 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 10 184 Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 10 185 Bold Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 10 186 Italic Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 12 187 Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 12 188 Bold Hel...

147 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. CG Times DskTop P Prop. 18 4711 Bold CG Times DskTop P Prop. 24 4714 Bold Univers DskTop P Prop. 14 4789 Univers DskTop P Prop. 18 4791 Univers DskTop P Prop. 24 4794 Microsof...

149 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Polished Worksheets Cartridge Prestige Elite R-8 P/L 15 7 221 Prestige Elite R-8 P/L 12 10 86 Prestige Elite R-8 P/L 12 10 111 Bold Prestige Elite R-8 P/L 12 10 112 Italic Pre...

150 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 109 Italic Letter Gothic Legal P/L 27 3.6 292 Letter Gothic Legal P/L 12 12 90 Letter Gothic Legal P/L 12 12 107 Bold Letter Gothic Legal P/L 12 12...

153 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Bar Codes & More Cartridge Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 15 9.5 230 Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 87 Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 10 14 40 OCR-A OCR-A P 10 12 19 OCR-B OCR-B P 10 12 3 Code...

154 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Text Equations Prestige Elite R-8 P 15 7 221 Prestige Elite R-8 P 17.1 7 256 Prestige Elite R-8 P 12 10 86 Prestige Elite R-8 P 12 10 111 Bold Prestige Elite R-8 P 12 10 112 I...

155 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Global Text Cartridge CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 8 16950 Schoolbook CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 10 16951 Schoolbook CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 10 16971 Schlbk Bold CG Century R-8 P/L...

156 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. Typeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point Typestyle Size No. Pretty Faces Cartridge Microstyle ASCII P Prop. 18 5910 Microstyle ASCII P Prop. 36 5920 Bold Hobo ASCII P Prop. 30 5930 Medium Hobo ASCII P Prop. 14 5940 Medium Thunderbird A...

157 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Appendix B: Resident Scalable Font Numbers Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts. Font Font ID No. Letter Gothic 410 Letter Gothic bold 420 Letter Gothic italic 430 Courier 460 Courier bold 470 Courier italic 480 Courier bold italic 490 Symbol 3400 Wingdings 3500 Table B-1 is a list of...

160 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Table B-1. Resident Scalable Fonts. Font Font ID No. Univers bold condensed 33601 Univers medium condensed italic 33719 Univers bold condensed italic 33729 Univers medium 34103 Univers bold 34123 Univers medium italic 34231 Univers bold italic 34251 3812 Font Numbers that use the CG...

161 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Appendix C: Character Sets The IBM 3812-1 printer emulationsupports both the Roman 8character set and Code Page 850.The IBM 4214, 5224, 5225, and 5256printer emulations support both theCode Page 850 and Code Page 437character sets. The selectionbetween the two available characterset...

162 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Figure C-1. Roman 8. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | ...

164 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Appendix D: Serial-Port Specifications Shell: Chassis Ground 1: Chassis Ground 2: Transmit (TXD) .........................output 3: Receive (RXD) ..........................input 4: Request To Send (RTS) ...........output 5: Clear To Send (CTS) ................input 6: Data Set Ready...

166 PQ-8P, PQ-8S Appendix E: Parallel-Port Specifications Table E-1. 25-Pin Connector Pinout. Pin Number Direction Name 1 Output nStrobe 2-9 Output Data 1 - Data 8 10 Input nAck 11 Input Busy 12 Input PError 13 Input Select 14 Output nAutoFd (always high) 15 Input nFault 16 Output nInit (always high...

167 PQ-8P, PQ-8S The 36-pin connector on the PQ-8P labeled “Parallel In FromPC/LAN” (TxP plus) and “ParallelSetup Port From PC/LAN” uses thefollowing pin assignment: Table E-2. 36-Pin Connector Pinout. Pin Number Direction Name 1 Input nStrobe 2-9 Input Data 1 - Data 8 10 Output nAck 11 Output Busy ...

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