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HPIIISi TWINAX CARD
Contents (continued)
Chapter
Page
7.
Advanced Features .............................................................................. 55
7.1
Command Pass-Through ........................................................... 55
7.2
User-Defined Command Strings ............................................... 56
7.3
User-Defined Fonts .................................................................... 57
7.4
Color Printing ............................................................................ 58
7.5
Printing Bar Codes ..................................................................... 59
7.5.1 The Command Line ........................................................ 59
7.5.2 Overview and Examples ................................................... 64
7.6
The Card’s Proprietary Graphics Language ............................ 72
7.6.1 Graphics-Language Overview .......................................... 72
7.6.2 Helpful Hints .................................................................... 77
7.6.3 Basic Description .............................................................. 78
7.7
The Graphics Language in Action ............................................ 89
7.7.1 General Steps ................................................................... 89
7.7.2 Tutorial: Primary Bar Charts ........................................... 90
7.7.3 Tutorial: X- and Y-Axes ..................................................... 94
7.7.4 Tutorial: Labels, Title, Subtitle, Legend ......................... 95
7.8
Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application .................... 96
7.9
Printing Images from the Host ................................................. 96
8.
Troubleshooting .................................................................................. 98
8.1
Twisted-Pair Applications ........................................................... 98
8.2
The Card’s Self-Test ................................................................... 98
8.3
EBCDIC Hex Dump ................................................................. 100
8.4
ASCII Hex Dump ..................................................................... 101
8.5
Self-Diagnostics ..........................................................................102
8.6
Problem-Resolution Guide ..................................................... 104
8.7
Calling Your Supplier ............................................................... 106
8.8
Shipping and Packaging .......................................................... 106
Appendix A: Font Reference ................................................................... 107
Appendix B: Character Sets .................................................................... 119
Appendix C: Parallel-Port Pinouts .......................................................... 122
Appendix D: HP MIO Resident Scalable Font Numbers ....................... 125
Appendix E: Transferring Power to Pin 18 ............................................. 127