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PK80 Series 
80-Column Printer

User's Manual

Summary of Contents for PK80 Series

Page 1: ...PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ntermec Technologies Corporation All rights reserved The word Intermec the Intermec logo Norand ArciTech CrossBar Data Collection Browser dcBrowser Duratherm EasyCoder EasyLAN Enterprise Wireless LAN EZBuilder Fingerprint i gistics INCA under license InterDriver Intermec Printer Network Manager IRL JANUS LabelShop Mobile Framework MobileLAN Nor Ware Pen Key Precision Print PrintSet RoutePower TE 2...

Page 3: ... 10 2003 Added Easy Print commands default and downloable fonts D 04 2004 Added printer behavior information to Chapter 2 Operations Added additional down loadable fonts to Appendix B Fonts Updated printer paper specifications in Chapter 1 Introduction Added Appendix C Graphics Printing E 12 2004 Added additional setting page length commands to Appendix C Graphics Printing F 02 2005 Updated Chapte...

Page 4: ...iv PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual ...

Page 5: ...xi Telephone Support xi Who Should Read this Manual xii Related Documents xii Introduction 1 About the Printer 2 Cables 3 Hinges on Printer Cover 3 Paper 4 Material Breakdown 4 Caliper Breakdown 5 Printer Dimensions 5 Remote Connections 6 User Panel 6 Forward and Reverse Buttons 6 Radio Button 7 Vehicle Battery 7 Specifications 8 Inside Sales 9 What s New 10 Operation 11 Check List 12 Open the Pri...

Page 6: ...tions 22 Indicators 22 Printer Runs Out of Paper 23 Printer Head Jams 23 Print Job Status Report 24 Timing Out 24 Maintenance 25 Operation Guidelines 26 General Cleaning 27 Outside Cleaning 27 Inside Cleaning 28 Old Ribbon Cartridge Removal 29 Mask Spring Cleaning 30 Troubleshooting 33 Check the Power Source 34 Large Print Jobs 34 Printer Cold Boot 34 Self Test 34 Sample Self Test 36 Report Failur...

Page 7: ...ESC BL 55 Fonts 57 Default Fonts 58 Downloadable Fonts 58 Graphics Printing 59 Graphics Overview 60 Pin Labels 60 Graphics Command Format 60 Column Reservation Numbers 60 Graphics Mode 61 Eight Pin Graphics Modes 61 Nine Pin Graphics Modes 61 ESC K Select Single Density Graphics Mode 61 ESC L Select Low Speed Double Density Graphics Mode 62 ESC Y Select High Speed Double Density Graphics Mode 62 E...

Page 8: ...65 ESC 2 Select 1 6 inch Line Spacing 65 ESC 3 Select n 216 inch Line Spacing 65 Page Length 66 Set Page Length lines 66 Set Page Length inches 66 User Defined Characters 67 ESC Copy ROM to RAM 67 ESC Define User Defined Characters 67 ESC Select User Defined Set 68 ESC 6 Enable Printing of Codes 128 159 68 ESC 7 Cancel Printing of Codes 128 159 69 ESC I Printable Code Area Expansion 69 ...

Page 9: ...cumstances Someone capable of providing first aid must always be present for your safety Firstaid Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury Never neglect an injury no matter how slight it seems Resuscitation Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops breathing Any delay could result in death To work on or near high voltage you should be familiar ...

Page 10: ... fonctionnement d une méthode d un état ou d un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour éviter l occurrence de mort ou de blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l équipement A caution alerts you to an operating procedure practice condition or statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction or corruption or loss of data Attention Une précaution vous av...

Page 11: ... local Intermec representative or distributor Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base Knowledge Central at intermec custhelp com to review technical information or to request technical support for your Intermec product Telephone Support These services are available from Intermec Technologies Corporation Service Description In the U S A and Canada call 1 800 755 5505 and choose this option Fact...

Page 12: ...r Related Documents This table contains a list of related Intermec documents and their part numbers Document Title Part Number PK80 Series 80 Column Printer Installation Instructions 962 018 022 PK80F 80 Column Printer Quick Start Guide 962 018 021 The Intermec web site at www intermec com contains many of our documents that you can download in PDF format To order printed versions of the Intermec ...

Page 13: ...inter is used in the route ac counting industry to produce high quality customer invoices receipts load reports transfers and other documents A unique sleep feature saves energy when the printer is not printing eliminating the ON OFF switch Data input is normally provided by mobile computers ...

Page 14: ...nting plate secured to a wall or secured directly to a wall Mobile computers communicate with this printer through a wireless radio or a wired serial connection There is no internal paper tray thus paper is loaded from a separate dashboard mount compact paper tray or a box The printer mechanism is permanently attached inside the printer ...

Page 15: ...om of the printer which connects the printer to a power source such as the ve hicle battery The printer also communicates with an Intermec 700 Series Mobile Computer through an RS 232 DB25 pin data communications cable also found on the bottom of the printer DC power cable RS 232 DB25 pin data communications cable Hinges on Printer Cover All printer covers are hinged to the printer These hinges ha...

Page 16: ...flexible rubber type cement applied to one perforation strip only is preferred The resultant lamination should wrap around a 1 1 4 inch di ameter roll without curl or wrinkle Material Breakdown The following tables show the material broken down per ply 14 CBF Carbonless Back and Front Target Under Over Basis Weight 14 13 3 14 7 Caliper 2 9 2 6 3 2 Moisture 5 0 4 0 6 0 Smoothness RS 165 110 230 Smo...

Page 17: ... 0 Smoothness 140 100 170 Brightness Wht 94 82 N A Opacity Wht 85 84 N A Not Applicable Caliper Breakdown The following information show the caliper of forms broken down per ply 1 Ply 20 Targeted 4 0 Maximum 4 2 2 Ply 15 and 16 Targeted 6 3 Maximum 7 0 3 Ply 14 15 and 16 Targeted 9 2 Maximum 10 2 Printer Dimensions See the PK80 Series 80 Column Printer Installation Instructions for Fixed Mount Pri...

Page 18: ...ch moves the paper to the top of the next page or form Press this button again during a Form Feed to stop the paper feed S Press and hold this button longer than a Form Feed to perform a self test See Chapter 4 Troubleshooting for more information about this test S Press this button any time during a printing job to cancel the current print job The print buffer is flushed all automatic reporting i...

Page 19: ...er emits two short beeps before turning off the RF power Single Color Blue Radio LED The single color blue radio LED indicator shows the current status of the RF power for this printer as follows Printer State Radio State Radio Power State Asleep Off Off Awake Off Off Asleep Momentary flash at 1 every 5 seconds On Awake On On Single Color Green Power LED The single color green LED indicator shows ...

Page 20: ... 95 lbs 11 76 kg Temperature Operating 4_ to 140_ F 20_to 60_ C Storage 22_ to 149_ F 30_ to 65_ C Humidity Noncondensing 77_ to 140_ F 25_ to 60_ C at 90 R H Low condensation 14_ F 10_ C 0 R H to High condensation 140_ F 60_ C 90 R H Altitude Operating 100 to 5000 meters Storage 15 000 meters Electrical Voltage 12 volts dc nominal Current 100 mA sleep mode with no charge Vibration 12 5 GRMS for 6...

Page 21: ... 206 875 002 16 Battery cable P N 206 875 006 22 Battery cable P N 206 875 009 Y power cable P N 226 325 001 Y data DB9 Pwr 3P to DB25 P N 321 582 001 Cleaning solutions MICRO CLEAN II P N 901 438 001 Guide Shaft Cleaner P N 901 439 001 Paper 1 ply P N 816 027 111 2 ply P N 816 027 012 3 ply P N 816 027 013 Ribbon cartridges with Black ribbon P N 805 060 001 Purple ribbon P N 805 060 002 ...

Page 22: ...uction Chapter 1 10 PK80 Series 80 Column User s Manual What s New The following information was added since the last release of this publica tion S Updated self test information in Chapter 4 Troubleshootting ...

Page 23: ...11 PK80 Series 80 Column User s Manual Operation 2 This chapter provides instructions how to set up the PK80 Series 80 Col umn Printer for the first time and lists some common printer behavior ...

Page 24: ...vehicle battery or power source S Printer is mounted in the vehicle The following tasks must be done Specific instructions for these tasks are described on the pages given 1 Install the ribbon cartridge page 13 2 Load the paper into the paper tray page 15 3 Feed the paper into the printer starting on page 19 Note Complete these tasks before starting any printer operations Open the Printer To open ...

Page 25: ...ight and even before you do any printing 1 Turn the ribbon advance knob in the direction of the raised arrows to remove any slack in the ribbon 2 Squeeze the ribbon cartridge locking tab into the cartridge then lower the cartridge over the print head 3 Lower the tab side of the cartridge until it clicks 4 Release the tab and press down on the arrow to fully seat the ribbon car tridge tab clicks ou...

Page 26: ...inter will relocate to its home position before printing again The head gap adjuster is near the printer mechanism on the side opposite the green thumb wheel The print head adjuster has five notches between the print head and the platen for different paper thicknesses Verify the thickness of the paper loaded into the printer S If you are using single sheet forms set the head gap adjuster to the th...

Page 27: ...aper tray next paragraph a dashboard mount paper tray page 17 or a separate box Fill the Compact Paper Tray The compact paper tray is designed to hold 6 25 x 8 5 forms Larger forms will have to be curved to fit in the paper tray box The following instructions are written for 8 5 x 11 forms If you are using a compact paper tray to feed paper into the Fixed Mount Printer then do the following to loa...

Page 28: ...tray then pull out your hand The top of the form should be facing up and be nearest you Open area of paper tray 3 Pull the top of the form out and up to the printer Lift the lid and lay the paper onto the pinfeed holders If you are looking at the front of the form at this point then the paper is positioned wrong in the paper tray ...

Page 29: ... you are using a dashboard mount do the following to load paper 1 On the front door of the box area of the dashboard mount pull the two latches with springs circled in the following illustration inwards part A then pull to open the door part B Part A Part B Squeeze latches inwards to open the door ...

Page 30: ...original facing you insert a stack of paper inside the box 3 Squeeze the latches inwards close the door release the latches to secure the door Pull the top form out through the back then over the printer into the mechanism Paper loading instructions start on the next page ...

Page 31: ...his paper is sold separately in 1 2 or 3 ply forms See Inside Sales in Chapter 1 for order ing information and part numbers Position the Paper 1 Open the pinfeed holders outward 2 Take the top edge of the sheet of paper and position it original side fac ing down over the pinfeed holder pins 3 Align the first few holes of the paper on each side of the paper onto the pinfeed holder pins 4 Close the ...

Page 32: ... pinfeed holder tab before adjusting the opposite pinfeed holder If the paper does not properly fit on the two pinfeed holders Follow these steps to adjust the area between the two pinfeed holders to fit the width of the paper See the illustration on the next page 1 With the pinfeed holders open release the locking tab on the pinfeed holder opposite the green thumb wheel 2 Adjust the pinfeed holde...

Page 33: ...ry due to environmental conditions such as humidity and specific aspects of certain paper Use the green thumb wheel to position the paper to a desired distance per your conditions Note If your paper has a preprinted logo on every page make sure the print head is below the preprinted logo If not you can adjust the posi tion of the paper either by pressing then releasing the Forward button to move t...

Page 34: ...5535 seconds 1 minute to more than 18 hours S For the Bluetooth Query add the I parameter which responds with the inactivity timer specified in the previous bullet See Appendix A Commands for more information about the I parame ter and the inactivity timer Indicators If the power LED is green but the printer is not printing press and hold both the Forward and Reverse buttons If the power LED light...

Page 35: ...ut the Forward and Re verse buttons on the control panel The printer reports all activity to the print job status report described on the next page Printer Head Jams When the printer head jams the printer emits two short beeps pauses emits two more beeps pauses again and continues until it emits eight beeps in all What to expect when you do one of the following Do nothing The printer times out rep...

Page 36: ...to report paper out Set to report print head jam Set to report when paper is present after paper out Set to report timeout during print Set to report fwd rev key presses during print Must be zero reserved Note An n of all zeroes 0x00 will cancel any active auto status messages set by a previous ESC s n without an ESC e S ESC e End of print job 0x1B 0x65 Response is identical to the status command ...

Page 37: ...25 PK80 Series 80 Column User s Manual Maintenance 3 The printer lasts longer and performs better when it is operated correctly and kept clean ...

Page 38: ...g a soft cloth moistened with mild soap and water a good quality cleaner such as MICRO CLEAN II and if necessary rubbing alcohol Make sure your printer is loaded with paper before communicating with your mobile computer Do Not Spill liquids or food crumbs into the printer Sit or stand on the printer Use solvents or abrasive cleaners on the printer Rest objects on under or against the printer Allow...

Page 39: ...aners can damage the case Note GUIDE SHAFT CLEANER is recommended for cleaning your 80 column printer guide shafts Cleaning the printer guide shaft can re duce the number of head jams caused by dirt and buildup Both cleaners are sold separately See Inside Sales in Chapter 1 for order ing information and part numbers Periodic cleaning helps maintain the appearance and reliability of the prin ter Wh...

Page 40: ...ble moving parts of the printer mechanism Use a low pressure dry air source such as canned air available at elec tronic supply houses and typewriter repair facilities or a vacuum to re move accumulated paper dust from the printer mechanism The printer ribbon contains a special lubricant to ensure that the fine dot wires inside the print head receive adequate lubrication Replace the rib bon frequen...

Page 41: ...o an open area then do the following to remove the old ribbon cartridge 1 Squeeze the ribbon cartridge locking tab on the side of the cartridge against the ribbon cartridge 2 Lift the ribbon cartridge to remove the ribbon from the print head En sure the ribbon does not catch 3 Lift the ribbon cartridge out of the printer Locking Tab ...

Page 42: ...print head and set aside then lift up the paper bail Do not detach the print head unit Never use a sharp object such as pinchers to clean between the print head and the platen rubber roller This can damage the mask spring and print head 2 Remove the clear plastic paper guide that seats the mask spring if neces sary Use your fingernails to loosen the base of the paper guide then pull the paper guid...

Page 43: ...Series 80 Column User s Manual 5 Close the paper bail reinsert the print head latch the two print head locking tabs and install the ribbon 1 Print head locking tabs 2 Print head lifted aside 3 Mask spring 4 Paper bail raised 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 44: ...Maintenance Chapter 3 32 PK80 Series 80 Column User s Manual ...

Page 45: ...es 80 Column User s Manual Troubleshooting 4 This chapter helps you correct printing problems that may occur If you experience a printing problem you can perform several tests to find and possibly cure the problem ...

Page 46: ...er into another outlet Large Print Jobs Printing large files with 15 pages or more can cause lost data issues because of limited printer buffer size and time out length on the mobile computer To prevent problems you can adjust the time out lengths on the mobile computer If you encounter a problem concerning large print jobs contact Customer Support at 800 755 5505 for further help Printer Cold Boo...

Page 47: ...Head Jam History on lines 68 through 71 gives information on head jams If the printer is having frequent head jams these lines can assist in determining the problem Direction tells which way the head was moving left toward home and right away from home Home posi tion is at the extreme left toward the green thumb wheel Step is the acceleration step at the jam 0 means no steps were taken 15 means al...

Page 48: ... 28 Connectable Yes 29 Bondable Yes 30 Encryption No 31 Authentication No 32 Passkey Key present 33 Inactivity Disconnect Timeout 60S 34 35 Fonts LOC CPI DESCRIPTION V DATE NAMES 36 R 10 5 255CH PICA CP437 REG 3 02 06 03 PR437 A 41H 37 R 12 7 255CH ELIT CP437 REG 3 02 06 03 ER437 B 42H 38 R 10 5 255CH PICA CP437 ITA 3 02 06 03 PI437 C 43H 39 R 12 7 255CH ELIT CP437 ITA 3 02 06 03 EI437 D 44H 40 D ...

Page 49: ...76 Error Log 77 HJ 12Vu 12Vo Home EEErr 78 00000 00000 00000 00000 00000 79 60 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890 61 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890 62 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890 63 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz01234567890 Report Failure If a partial report generates and a print...

Page 50: ... 2 sets of 3 beeps Printer out of paper Press the Forward button to stop the beeps Reload paper see page 15 for instructions If the paper out condition still exists the printer will beep again Printer works but either or both LEDs do not work Discrete cable connecting user panel board to pivot frame assembly is loose Call Customer Support or send the printer in for hardware repair Printer does not...

Page 51: ...ound in the printer mechanism or around platen 4 If the ribbon cartridge bumps against the inside of the printer check the white ribbon cable home position sensor and four screws Re move any paper scraps and do a cleaning Communications with Host Computer The self test report can verify that the communications protocol options selected for the printer match those expected by the host computer If t...

Page 52: ...RXD 13 Mobile Computer Fixed Mount Printer or Remote Mount Terminal Holder 25 Pin DSUB Male 1 25 14 8 15 Pin DSUB Male 15 9 1 shield 15 Pin to 25 Pin Cable P N 216 605 XXX PC Fixed Mount Printer Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name DTR Data Terminal Ready 20 20 NC No Connection RC Receive Carrier 17 17 NC TC Transmit Carrier 15 15 NC DCD Data Carrier Detect 8 8 NC SG Signal Ground 7 7 GND DSR Data Set ...

Page 53: ...e shell shell Vehicle Dock Printer shield 9 Pin DSUB Female 1 5 6 9 25 Pin DSUB Male 1 13 14 25 9 Pin to 25 Pin Cable P N 321 355 XXX 9 Pin DSUB Female 1 5 6 9 25 Pin DSUB Male 1 13 14 25 Signal Name Pin Pin Signal Name CD Carrier Detect 1 No Charge RXD Receive Data 2 3 TXD TXD Transmit Data 3 2 RXD DTR Data Terminal Ready 4 20 DSR Chassis Ground 5 7 Chassis Ground DSR Data Send Ready 6 6 DTR RTS ...

Page 54: ...cs Printer Communications Connector Pin Outs DB25 Signal Name Type I O Description 20 NC No Connection 4 CTS Clear To Send RS 232 IN Wake up 2 RXD Receive Data RS 232 IN Printer s RxD 3 TXD Transmit Data RS 232 OUT Printer s TxD 5 RTS Ready To Send RS 232 OUT Printer s RTS 9 HHC_Charge Power OUT 11 15 V up to 1 A per contact 7 GND Power OUT SG Signal Ground ...

Page 55: ...figuration and query commands and control sequences that are supported by the PK80 Series 80 Column Printer Note Printer configuration applications may not determine printer com munication speed if the printer is out of paper Make sure the printer has paper when doing reconfiguration and firmware upgrading ...

Page 56: ...n be changed in one command by separat ing them with a semicolon All commands must be sent in uppercase Spaces in the data are not allowed unless they are part of the data After receiving the command the data is written to flash and the printer restarts using the new values This all takes less than one second 1 Configure default values ALL configuration parameters can reset to their original defau...

Page 57: ...or CR CR or Y for CR CRLF COMMIT None of the two letter configuration commands will take affect until the COMMIT command is sent When COMMIT is sent the values are written to flash and the printer is restarted When it restarts it will use the default configuration which in most printers is NOT Easy Print To do additional configuration you will need to put the printer back into Easy Print mode CH n...

Page 58: ... query character is separated from the reply character by a colon and the pair is followed by a semicolon Example E N part of the reply to a STATUS query According to the STATUS table the E refers to errors in Easy Print Commands An N means no errors Quick Reference Command Format Description Status ESC ST Returns information about the printer s ability to print the next report and reports any err...

Page 59: ...c Command error invalid command E d Data error such as a letter in a numeric only bar code E f Font not available E g Global parameter error E o Overrun of buffer E p Field parameter error E q Qmark not found E r Row or Column error E s Syntax error S I P T K O C J Status Idle I Still printing P Timeout T Key pressed to cancel job or turn unit off during printing K Unit turned off while idle such ...

Page 60: ...ware handshaking are enabled S S Y The sound is on S T 0060 The timeout is set for 60 seconds S R 0600 The radio timeout is set for 600 seconds Query Reply Definition of Reply L LP EZ Default mode Line Printer LP or Easy Print EZ B 012 024 048 096 192 384 Baud Rate 1200 012 2400 024 4800 048 9600 096 19 2K 192 or 38 4 baud 384 P N E O Parity None N Even E or Odd O N 7 8 Number of Data Bits 7 or 8 ...

Page 61: ...at VR F x B x D x Reply Example VR F 4 09 B 2 05 D 1 0 S VR This is a reply to a VERSION query S F 4 09 The firmware main program version is 4 09 S B 2 05 The boot code version is 2 05 S D 1 0 The download file version is 1 0 Query Reply Definition of Reply F n nn Firmware version is n nn B n nn Boot code version is n nn D n n Download fonts graphics formats version is n n ...

Page 62: ... is a reply to a MEMORY query S FS 1M This printer contains a 1 MB flash memory S FM AMD The Flash Manufacturer is AMD S RS 1M RAM Size 1 MB S DT 049152 Total Flash area available for Download is 49 152 bytes S DR 000512 Download Flash memory Remaining Out of the 49 152 bytes 512 bytes remain available Query Reply Definition of Reply FS 1 MB 4 MB Flash size 1 MB 128 KB or 4 MB 512 KB FM AMD Flash ...

Page 63: ...rt as well as the number of pins on the print head and the column Query Format ESC PH Reply Format PH PINS xx W xxx Reply Example PH PINS 09 W 080 S PH This is a reply to a PRINTHEAD query S PINS 09 The print head has 9 pins S W 080 The width of this mode is 80 characters or columns Query Reply Definition of Reply PINS Nn Total number of pins across this print head W Nnn Total number of characters...

Page 64: ... first font has the name MF107 S N1 26 The one character name is or 26H S L R The first font is a resident font S UV 1 The user version is 1 S UD 01 02 03 The user date is 01 02 03 S US 96CHARS BLOCKBOLD The font is a 96 character block bold font S CPI 10 7 The font has 10 7 characters per inch S N5 MF204 The next font begins and is read similarly Query Reply Definition of Reply N5 xxxxx 5 charact...

Page 65: ...nces paper to the top of the next page and places a carriage return at the end of the line DEL 07h This cancels the previous character sent on that line SO 0Eh This sets the double wide mode if not in the condensed mode for one line only and cancels the condensed mode if in the condensed mode SI 0Fh This sets the condensed mode if not in the double wide mode and cancels the double wide mode if in ...

Page 66: ...but does not cancel the double wide emphasized or condensed modes ESC P This selects the pica pitch mode ESC W n This enables or disables the double wide mode If n 1 then enable the double wide mode If n 0 then disable the double wide mode ESC w n This selects the font with single character name n ESC s n This initiates the print job status report where each individual bit in n turns on or off one...

Page 67: ...rt Profile CL Class 040680 Rendering Imaging Printer I Responds with inactivity timer xxx is the time in seconds before closing Bluetooth connection D Discoverable Data Y N Description Discoverable Not discoverable C Connectable Data Y N Description Connectable Not connectable B Bondable Data Y N Description Save bonding information Do not save bonding information E Encryption Data Y N Description...

Page 68: ...Commands Appendix A 56 PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual ...

Page 69: ...57 PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual Fonts B This appendix lists the information displayed on the printer self test and displayed by the configuration tool used to load fonts ...

Page 70: ...e Page 437 Elite PI437 C Code Page 437 Italics 224 char Code Page 437 Italics Pica EI437 D Code Page 437 Italics Elite 224 char Code Page 437 Italics Elite ARABT d Bitstream Proportional 224 char Arabic traditional ARABS e Bitstream Proportional 224 char Arabic simplified ARABE f Epson Proportional 224 char Arabic emapped simplified GRDOS g Code Page Greek 224 char Code Page Greek GRWIN h Greek Wi...

Page 71: ...59 PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual Graphics Printing C This appendix describes printing in the graphics mode line spacing and user defined characters ...

Page 72: ...8 1 Graphics Command Format There are several different graphics commands offering a variety of hori zontal dot densities and printing speeds The format is similar for all the commands Each command is an escape sequence corresponding to the graphics mode followed by n1 and n2 to specify the number of columns reserved for graphics Column Reservation Numbers Even in 60 DPI graphics mode one 8 line c...

Page 73: ...following the Select Graphics Mode command first need to divide by 2 These parameters are calculated as follows assuming a temporary variable n n total number of dots needed divided by 2 n2 integer of n divided by 256 n1 remainder of the n2 calculation First divide n the total number of dots needed for the graphics string by 2 then divide the result by 256 Then n2 is the quotient the whole num ber...

Page 74: ...n1 and n2 which indicates the length of the graphic string that immediately follows The length of the graphic string must equal n1 n2 256 Graphic string data that exceeds the length of the print line is discarded The maximum number of columns to print in this mode is 960 Ensure adjacent dots in a given dot row are not printed in graphic data design Hexadecimal Format 1b 59 n1 n2 ESC Z Select Low S...

Page 75: ...the graphic mode represented by the variable m as shown in the table below The total number of dot columns to print is represented by n1 and n2 which indicates the length of the graphic string that immediately follows The length of the graphic string must be equal n1 n2 256 Graphic string data that exceeds the length of the print line is discarded Hexadecimal Format 1b 2a m n1 n2 Graphics Mode Mod...

Page 76: ... for compatibility with the 6820 80 Column Printer but causes no action on the PK80 Printer The default behavior for the PK80 Printer is ESC t 1 character graphics enabled If any graphics characters are taller than nine dots the printer advances the paper and prints the remaining dots Any space ad vanced by the printer reduces the distance advanced by the printer when the next line feed occurs How...

Page 77: ... line spacing to 1 8 of an inch for sub sequent line feed commands Hexadecimal Format 1b 30 ESC 1 Select 7 72 inch Line Spacing This control code sequence sets the line spacing to 7 72 of an inch for sub sequent line feed commands Hexadecimal Format 1b 31 ESC A Select n 72 inch Line Spacing This control code sequence sets the line spacing to n 72 of an inch for sub sequent line feed commands The v...

Page 78: ... of Form is reset to the current line and the Skip Over Perforation setting is canceled Format Decimal Hex ASCII 27 67 n 1B 43 n ESC C n SetPage Length inches The length of the paper is set in inches where the range of n number of inches is 1 22 default 11 Keep in mind the line spacing and actual length of the paper when specifying this value since this function is de pendent on those parameters A...

Page 79: ...ll characters are defined This eliminates the need to unselect the user defined character set when printing characters that were not defined This command is only available when the default SBCS character set is selected Note The three sets of zeros following the ESC are part of the com mand Hexadecimal Format 1b 3A 00 00 00 ESC Define User Defined Characters This command sequence allows characters...

Page 80: ... Hex ASCII 0 NUL 11 DC1 1 SOH 15 NAK 2 STX 16 SYN 3 ETX 17 ETB 4 EOT 1c FS 5 ENQ 1d GS 6 ACK 1e RS 10 DLE 1f US Note This command is only available when the default SBCS character set is selected ESC Select User Defined Set This command sequence selects the user defined character set when the variable n 1 and ESC defines the character set A value of n 0 selects the normal character set Hexadecimal...

Page 81: ...a Expansion This command sequence allows certain ASCII codes 0 to 1Fh to be print able when the variable n is set to 1 This allows the use of these codes for user defined characters If n 0 the command returns 0 to 1Fh to non printable control codes Only the following codes can be redefined as printable characters Codes not listed print as standard control codes Hexadecimal Format 1b 49 n Printable...

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Page 84: ... Headquarters 6001 36th Avenue West Everett Washington 98203 U S A tel 425 348 2600 fax 425 355 9551 www intermec com PK80 Series 80 Column Printer User s Manual February 2005 961 018 004F P N 961 018 004 REV F ...

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