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Ptx transparent, Change case – Printronix P7000 Cartridge Ribbon Printer User Manual

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Chapter

4

Coax/Twinax (CTHI) Emulation

PTX Transparent

Lead-in Chars

You can enable additional printer features which are not accessible through
standard Coax emulations. To access these features, send text commands in
the data stream. The commands must have a start and end code. Four sets
are available:

Set 1

. start code: <%

stop code: >

Set 2

. start code:

¬¬

stop code: $

Set 3

. start code: _%

stop code: _

User Defined

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Usr Defined HTRN

This option is used in Twinax SPC emulation. The range is ASCII character.
This option allows users to define ther own lead-in characters for the
Printronix Specific commands. Select a hex value for the following codes for
the User Defined option:

Start Code 1 5F

Start Code 2 5F

Stop Code 5B

Alt. Set 80-9F

Printable

. Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F.

Control Code

. Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a

control code.

Change Case

Specifies the font as Mono or Dual case. This option is available only in non-
SCS mode. The host will be notified of the change when the printer is placed
online. Mono Case prints the same as Dual Case if the character set is one of
the following “right to left” sets: Katak., Hebrew, Old Hebrew, and Farsi. The
default is Dual Case.

SCS (System Network Architecture Character String) mode is controlled by
the host computer.