Printronix P5000LJ Series - Manual (Page 22)

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Chapter 1 Printer Overview
Output Control
Depending on the active emulation, the printers have the following output
control features:
• 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
• Selectable forms length and width
• 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
• Resident multinational character sets and bar codes
Graphics and Vertical Formatting
Several graphics and vertical formatting features are available:
• 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
• 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:
• Comprehensive diagnostic self-tests permanently stored in the printer
• Configuration printout
• Data stream hex code printout
• Symbol set printout