Printronix P7000 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer - Manual (Page 12)

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Chapter 1 Related Documents
Related Documents
• Quick Reference Guide — Explains how to set up the printer for basic
operation (load ribbon cartridge and media, and clear paper jams).
• Maintenance Manual — Explains how to maintain and repair the line
matrix printer at the field service level of maintenance.
• Network Interface Card User's Manual — Information about network
protocols, configuration, and operation.
• LQ-1600K Emulation For The P7000 H-Series Of Line Matrix Printers
Programmer’s Reference Manual — Covers the host control codes for the
LQ-1600K emulation.
• KS Programmer’s Reference Manual — Covers the host control codes for
the KS emulation.
• KSSM Programmer’s Reference Manual — Covers the host control codes
for the KSSM emulation.
Taking Care Of Your Printer
Your printer will produce high print quality jobs if it is well taken care of.
Periodic cleaning, handling the printer properly, and using the correct printer
supplies such as paper and ribbons ensures optimum performance.
Chapter 7 explains how to clean the printer, and printer supplies are listed in
Appendix A.
Protocols And Emulations
A protocol is a set of rules governing the exchange of information between the
printer and its host computer. These rules consist of codes that manipulate
and print data and allow for machine-to-machine communication. A printer
and its host computer must use the same protocol. As used in this manual,
protocol and emulation mean the same thing.
Most impact printers use single ASCII character codes to print text, numbers,
and punctuation marks. Some characters, are defined as control codes.
Control codes instruct the printer to perform specific functions, such as
underlining text, printing subscripts, setting page margins, etc. The main
difference between most printer protocols is in the characters used to create
control codes and the ways in which these characters are formatted.
When the printer executes the character and control codes of a particular
printer protocol, it is “emulating” that printer.