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TX/CX 4000
5.14.3 L
INE
L
ENGTH
This option allows documents
formatted for wide paper to print on
8" paper without wrapping to the
next line. This is very useful for
screen dumps when no valuable data
is beyond 8 inches. When Truncate
is selected, the TX/CX 4000 will
drop all the data beyond 8" on the
page. The feature can be activated
using the front panel or Host/PC
download command 26.
5.14.4 T
RUE
15 CPI
True 15-CPI printing is not available
for printers without 15-CPI
capability. However, the TX/CX
4000 is able to print an artificial 15-
CPI pitch when using the Epson 9-
pin output protocol. The printer
actually prints 17.1 CPI, and the
TX/CX 4000 adjusts for the spacing
differences. This allows 15-CPI fonts
to be sent from the host and still use
preprinted forms that must align
correctly. However, printing 15 CPI
on Epson 9-pin printers and printers
using the same output protocol may
reduce printing speed. The Epson
5000+ is the currently the only
Epson 9-pin printer with the
capability to print true 15 CPI.
5.15 Generic Mode
The Generic output protocol should
be used when the other output
protocols of the TX/CX 4000 are
inadequate. This can be the case
with printers such as certain
barcode-label printers or embossers
and also with older printers from
Okidata or Mannesmann-Tally.
Refer to the printer’s user’s guide to
find out if the printer operates with
one of the TX/CX 4000 output
protocols.
In Generic mode, the TX/CX
4000 does not pass on the LPI and
CPI commands from the host.
Rather, it allows you to match the
printer specific CPI or LPI
command with the CPI or LPI
command from the host (through
Host/PC download commands 84
through 89).
For example, the printer protocol
required is not available on the
TX/CX 4000. To change the printer
to 10 CPI, the printer’s user’s
manual provides the hexadecimal
value of 1B 50. Use the Host/PC
download command 88 to assign the
value 1B 50 to the 10 CPI string
(type &%Z88,1(1B 50)). From now
on, when the interface receives a
request for 10 CPI from the host, it
will send the value 1B 50 to the
printer and thereby set it to 10 CPI.