Troubleshooting guide

Specific Conversion Box Commands
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Printing DEC PPL3 or PostScript Jobs Alternatively
When DEC PPL3 jobs and PostScript jobs are not separated by a sufficient
idle time, the Convert Box cannot switch from the data conversion mode
to the transparent mode automatically, even if the Autosensing mode is
set. Therefore, prior to each job, it is necessary to set the appropriate mode
by sending software configuration commands according to the job to be
printed.
This section provides examples of strings to be sent to the Convert Box
according to the job to be printed.
Caution In this application, the PostScript job is forwarded to the
printer through the Convert Box without data conversion.
Therefore, this section applies only to configurations in which
the printer has a PostScript interpreter installed and enabled
through a language sensing setup feature.
Note: In the following strings, spaces appear between the control codes
DCS and ST for clarity, they are not part of the command. Names
have been given to each string as examples so that they can be used
as setup modules in the next section (VMS environment).
String to be sent prior to each DEC PPL3 job - (Filename: PPL3.TXT):
ASCII format: DCS 58;1i(= Emulation #PPL3) ST
String to be sent prior to each LN03Plus job - (Filename: LN03.TXT)
ASCII format: DCS 58;1i(= Emulation #LN03plus) ST
String to be sent prior to each PostScript job - (Filename: PS.TXT)
ASCII format: DCS 58;1i(= Emulation #Transparent) ST