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TX/CX 4000
The ¬E command allows an “Esc”
command to be sent to the printer
to control the printing. Simple
“escape” commands eliminate the
need for putting in complicated hex
codes using Command Pass-Thru.
These commands allow use of some
of the special features of the laser
printer.
Check the printer’s manual or the
technical manual for any option
installed in the printer for a
description of the feature and the
escape commands needed to access
the feature. These commands consist
of characters that are all found on
the IBM twinax keyboard except for
the Escape character. For example,
¬E(s3B would begin bold printing.
The printer will slightly compress
line spacing to fit 66 lines onto the
page. This may be undesirable (such
as when using pre-printed forms that
must align correctly). In these cases,
the ¬TY command prevents the
printer from compressing the line
spacing.
Use the ¬I and ¬S commands to
remove unwanted host commands
from a print file. For example, when
printing with electronic forms
software, these files are recognized
by the host as text files, which causes
the host to format the files with
unwanted carriage returns and line
feeds. Placing the ¬I at the end of a
line and ¬S at the front of the next
line causes the interface to remove
the host carriage return and line
feed commands and send only the
data to the printer.
The TX/CX 4000 printer
emulation is compatible with the
electronic forms software marketed
by Xpoint Corporation, Eclipse
Corporation, Formula One Systems,
and others.
5.12 Matrix/Specialty Printer
Operation
The TX/CX 4000 offers the
following output protocols for
matrix printers:
• IBM PPDS (Proprinter III, 23XX,
4226)
• IBM Proprinter 4201/4202
• Epson, 9-pin (FX, DFX)
• Epson, 9-pin (DFX+)
• Epson, 24-pin (LQ)
• Epson ESC/P2
• Generic