Output control, Graphics and vertical formatting, Built-in diagnostic tools – Printronix P5000LJ Series User Manual
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Chapter
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Printer Overview
Output Control
Depending on the active emulation, the printers have the following output
control features:
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Four modes for printing text:
1.
Correspondence (High Density)
2.
Data Processing (DP) (Standard Density)
3.
Sparse (high speed) (Sparse Density)
4.
OCR A and OCR B
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Selectable forms length and width
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Character attribute specification:
1.
Selectable pitch: normal, expanded, and compressed
2.
Emphasized (shadow) printing
3.
Automatic underlining and overscoring
4.
Superscript and subscript printing
5.
Double high and wide printing
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Resident multinational character sets and bar codes
Graphics and Vertical Formatting
Several graphics and vertical formatting features are available:
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Built-in graphics generators:
1.
IBM Proprinter III XL bit-image graphics
2.
Epson FX-1050 dot graphics mode
3.
P-Series Plot
4.
PCL raster graphics
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Programmable electronic vertical formatting provides rapid vertical paper
movement to specified lines for printing repetitive and continuous forms.
You can choose from the following methods:
1.
Vertical tabbing in Proprinter III XL and Epson FX emulation modes
2.
Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU) in P-Series emulation mode
3.
PCL vertical forms control (VFC)
Built-in Diagnostic Tools
The following diagnostic tools are provided with the printer:
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Comprehensive diagnostic self-tests permanently stored in the printer
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Configuration printout
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Data stream hex code printout
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Symbol set printout