Specifications

Revision C 16/01/96
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4) IBM-Specific Variables
The following values are IBM (IBM Proprinter XL emulation) specific and can be set and requested
using PJL. These variables must be set using LPARM : IBM option.
Variables Description Sample Value Range
PAPER Set the paper size. LETTER, A4, LEGAL, B5,
EXECUTIVE, COM10,
MONARCH, C5, DL, JISB5,
A4LONG
ORIENTATION Set the orientation. PORTRAIT, LANDSCALPE
LEFTMARIN Set the left margin 0 to 126
RIGHTMARGIN Set the right margin 0 to 136
TOPMARGIN Set the top margin 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 inch
BOTMARGIN Set the bottom margin. 0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 inch
FORMLINES Set the number of lines. 5 to 128 lines
FONTNUMBER Set the font number 0 to n
PITCH Pitch of the default font in units of
characters per inch. The pitch
value can be specified to two
decimal points
0.44, 0.45, 99.99
PTSIZE Height of the default font in units
of points. The point size is
significant to a quarter of a point
4.00, 4.25, .......999.75
SYMSET Set the symbol set. PC8, PC8DN, PC850, PC852,
PC860, PC863, PC865, PC8TK,
OCRA, OCRB, SYMBOL,
WDINGS
AUTOLF Set the AUTO LF to ON or OFF ON or OFF
AUTOCR Set the AUTO CR to ON or OFF ON or OFF
AUTOMASK Set the AUTO MASK to ON or
OFF
ON or OFF
4) PostScript-Specific Variables
The following values are PostScript ( BR-Script ) specific and can be set and requested using PJL. The
BR-Script mode is available only when the optional BR-Script 2 ROM board is installed into the printer.
These variables must be set using LPARM : IBM option.
Variables Description Sample Value Range
PAPER Set the paper size. LETTER, A4, LEGAL, B5,
EXECUTIVE, COM10,
MONARCH, C5, DL, JISB5,
A4LONG
ORIENTATION Set the orientation. PORTRAIT, LANDSCALPE
PRTPSERRS The printing of a PostScript error
page is enabled or disabled by this
variable
OFF, ON
CRLFCONV When set to ON, CR codes in the
PostScript data is converted to LF
codes.
ON or OFF
APPLETALKPS When set to ON, the printer fixes
the emulation to BR-Script 2 mode
for the data from AppleTalk.
When set to OFF, the printer's
auto emulation switching function
judges the emulation.
ON or OFF