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IPDS MENU
ITEM
VALUE Description
PAGE WHOLE*
COMP1
COMP2
PRINT Determines how data is positioned on the page.
Ÿ WHOLE—IPDS whole page (default). The printer does not move or
compress the page. This is the preferred method; all page positioning
and formatting is done at the application level on the host. The
PRINT, COMP1, and COMP2 options may alter the appearance of the
page, or may not be compatible to predecessor products (for example,
3116, 3916), especially when combined with duplex and other IPDS
MENU page format adjustments such as X-OFFSET and Y-OFFSET.
PRINT, COMP1, and COMP2 are included to allow older line printer
jobs to fit on a page where edge-to-edge printing was not possible;
they are NOT recommended for use in generating new applications.
Ÿ
COMP1—COMP1 format uses PRINT page as a base, and then
compresses the spacing between text lines generated by the IPDS
Begin Line command. Its primary purpose is to compress Begin Line
text data into a page with unprintable borders.
Ÿ
COMP2—COMP2 format uses PRINT page as a base, and then adds
compression IPDS Begin Line command (see COMP1) and of the
following vertical text positioning commands: Absolute Move Baseline,
Relative Move Baseline, Draw B Axis Rule, Draw I Axis Rule.
Note: Alignment problems can occur if you select COMP1 or COMP2
and you print jobs that mix text with images, graphics, or bar codes.
Problems arise when text positioning commands are used to move
across text or into non-text (image, graphic, or bar-code) areas. Both
COMP1 and COMP2 reduce the line spacing of text only and have no
effect on non-text data. To minimize this problem, select COMP1,
because Begin Line commands are not normally used to move across
or into non-text areas. If, however, the application you want to
compress does not use Begin Line commands, you should select
COMP2.
Ÿ PRINT—IPDS print page. If the page origin falls within the unprintable
area, the origin of the page is moved to the inside edge of the nearest
unprintable area border. If the origin violates the unprintable area on
two edges, it is moved to the nearest inside corner of the unprintable
area. If the origin violates only one edge unprintable area, then the
origin is adjusted to get out of only that area.
If a location adjustment is made, the printed page shifts in the
direction of the adjustment. There is no compression, so the
opposite-edge data may be pushed off the page.
Note: Any data placed in this unprintable area is lost. Also, PRINT
will not work on envelopes or media overlays (overlays that are part of
the base page, not the overlays included in the variable print data).
FONT SUB OFF*
ON Turns font substitution on or off.
Ÿ
OFF—if a job requests a font that is not loaded on the printer, the port
generates an IPDS NACK message and the host holds the job.
Ÿ
ON—if a job requests a font that is not loaded on the printer, the
printer attempts to substitute another font.
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