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LJ250/LJ252 Companion Color Printer Programmer Reference Manual
Company: | Digital Equipment Corporation |
Part: | EK-LJ250-RM |
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Versions
Part | Date | Title |
EK-LJ250-RM-001 | 1987-08 | LJ250/LJ252 Companion Color Printer Programmer Reference Manual |
EK-LJ250-RM-002 | 1988-02 | LJ250/LJ252 Companion Color Printer Programmer Reference Manual |
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Table of Contents (from EK-LJ250-RM-002)
- Part 1 General Features
- 1 Features
- 1.1 General
- 1.1.1 Text Mode
- 1.1.2 Sixel Graphic Mode
- 1.1.3 Transparency Mode
- 1.1.4 Color Mapping
- 1.1.5 Companion Color Printer Features
- 1.2 Specifications
- 2 Printer Communication and Controls
- 2.1 Serial Data Interface
- 2.1.1 EIA Interface Connector
- 2.1.2 Interface Signals
- 2.1.2.1 Send Common
- 2.1.2.2 Receive Data
- 2.1.2.3 Send Data
- 2.1.2.4 Terminal Ready
- 2.1.2.5 Request to Send
- 2.1.2.6 Busy or Ready
- 2.1.2.7 Signal Ground
- 2.1.3 Data Format
- 2.1.4 Baud Rates
- 2.1.5 Input Buffer Control
- 2.1.5.1 XON/XOFF Control
- 2.1.5.2 DTR Handshake
- 2.2 Parallel Data Interface
- 2.2.1 Parallel Interface Connector
- 2.2.2 Parallel Interface Signals
- 2.3 Control Panel and Operating Modes
- 2.3.1 Printer Operating Controls and Indicators
- 2.3.2 Self-Tests
- 2.3.2.1 Power-Up Self-Test
- 2.3.2.2 Printing Self-Test
- 2.3.2.3 Loopback Self-Test
- 2.3.2.4 Color Palette Display
- 2.3.2.5 Remote Self-Test (PCL Only)
- 2.4 Configuring Your Printer
- 2.4.1 Configuration Protocol
- 2.4.2 Configuration Switches for LJ250 (Serial) Printer
- 2.4.3 Configuration Switches for LJ252 (Parallel) Printer
- 2.5 Connection & Setup For Some Specific Color Systems
- 2.5.1 VT241
- 2.5.2 VT340
- 2.5.3 VAXstation
- 2.6 Using the Companion Color Printer
- Part 2 Companion Color Printer in DEC-Compatible Mode
- 3 Character Processing
- 3.1 DEC Conformance Level Introduction
- 3.2 Coding Standards
- 3.3 7-Bit and 8-Bit Environments
- 3.4 Character Set Mapping
- 3.5 DEC Control Characters
- 3.5.1 C0 (7-Bit) Control Characters
- 3.5.1.1 Backspace (BS)
- 3.5.1.2 Horizontal Tab (HT)
- 3.5.1.3 Line Feed (LF)
- 3.5.1.4 Vertical Tab (VT)
- 3.5.1.5 Form Feed (FF)
- 3.5.1.6 Carriage Return (CR)
- 3.5.1.7 Shift Out (SO)
- 3.5.1.8 Shift In (SI)
- 3.5.1.9 Null (NUL)
- 3.5.1.10 XON (DC1)
- 3.5.1.11 XOFF (DC3)
- 3.5.1.12 Cancel (CAN)
- 3.5.1.13 Substitute (SUB)
- 3.5.1.14 Escape (ESC)
- 3.5.2 C1 (8-Bit) Text Control Characters
- 3.5.2.1 Partial Line Down (PLD)
- 3.5.2.2 Partial Line Up (PLU)
- 3.5.2.3 IND, NEL, HTS, and VTS
- 3.5.2.4 Single Shift 2 (SS2)
- 3.5.2.5 Single Shift 3 (SS3)
- 3.5.2.6 Device Control String (DCS) Introducer
- 3.5.2.7 Control Sequence Introducer (CSI)
- 3.5.2.8 String Terminator (ST)
- 3.5.2.9 OSC, PM, and APC
- 3.6 Printable, Space, and Special Characters
- 3.7 Character Cell
- 4 Escape and Control Sequences for Text Mode
- 4.1 Escape Sequence, Control Sequence, and Control String Formats
- 4.1.1 Escape Sequence Format
- 4.1.2 Control Sequence Format
- 4.1.3 Control String Format
- 4.1.4 Error Handling
- 4.2 7-Bit and 8-Bit Conversions
- 4.2.1 7-Bit Sequence to 8-Bit C1 Control Character
- 4.2.2 8-Bit C1 Control Character to 7-Bit Sequence
- 4.2.3 Converting 8-Bit GR Selecting to 7-Bit Equivalent
- 4.2.4 C1 Control Character Transmit and Receive
- 4.3 DEC Conformance Levels
- 4.3.1 Level 1 and Level 2 Function Summary
- 4.3.2 Factory Set Power-On Status
- 4.4 Level 1 Functions
- 4.4.1 Horizontal Pitch (DECSHORP)
- 4.4.2 Vertical Pitch (DECVERP)
- 4.4.3 Page Length (DECSLPP)
- 4.4.4 Partial-line Paper Motion (PLD and PLU)
- 4.4.5 Character Set Selection
- 4.4.5.1 Select Character Set Sequences
- 4.4.5.2 Single and Locking Shifts
- 4.4.5.3 User Supplemental Character Set (DECAUPSS)
- 4.4.6 Highlighting Your Printing (SGR)
- 4.4.6.1 Select Graphic Rendition (SGR) Sequence
- 4.4.6.2 DEC Private SGR Sequence
- 4.5 Level 2 Functions
- 4.5.1 Set Page Width Alignment (DECHPWA)
- 4.5.2 Set Left and Right Margins (DECSLRM)
- 4.5.3 Horizontal Tabs
- 4.5.3.1 Horizontal Tabulation Set Control Code (HTS)
- 4.5.3.2 Horizontal Tabulation Set (DECHTS)
- 4.5.3.3 Set Horizontal Tabulation Stops (DECSHTS)
- 4.5.3.4 Tabulation Clear (TBC)
- 4.5.3.5 Clear All Horizontal Tabs (DECCAHT)
- 4.5.4 Set Top and Bottom Margins (DECSTBM)
- 4.5.5 Vertical Tabs
- 4.5.5.1 Vertical Tab Set Control Code (VTS)
- 4.5.5.2 Vertical Tab Set (DECVTS)
- 4.5.5.3 Set Vertical Tab Stops (DECSVTS)
- 4.5.5.4 Tabulation Clear (TBC)
- 4.5.5.5 Clear All Vertical Tabs (DECCAVT)
- 4.5.6 Active Column and Active Line Commands
- 4.5.6.1 Forward Index Control Code (IND)
- 4.5.6.2 Next Line Control Code (NEL)
- 4.5.6.3 Autowrap Mode (DECAWM)
- 4.5.6.4 Carriage Return New Line Mode (DECCRNLM)
- 4.5.6.5 Linefeed New Line Mode (LNM)
- 4.5.6.6 Horizontal Position Absolute (HPA)
- 4.5.6.7 Horizontal Position Relative (HPR)
- 4.5.6.8 Vertical Position Absolute (VPA)
- 4.5.6.9 Vertical Position Relative (VPR)
- 4.5.7 Unidirectional/Bidirectional Printing (DECUPM)
- 4.5.8 Automatic Sheet Feeder Control (DECASFC)
- 5 Status, Report, and Reset Sequences
- 5.1 Hewlett-Packard PCL Emulation Mode (DECHPPCL)
- 5.2 Set Conformance Level (DECSCL)
- 5.3 Product Identification Sequences (DA)
- 5.3.1 Primary Device Attributes
- 5.3.2 Secondary Device Attributes
- 5.4 Device Status Request (DSR)
- 5.5 Device Status Report (DSR)
- 5.6 Reset to Initial State (RIS)
- 5.7 Soft Terminal Reset (DECSTR)
- 5.8 Business Color Matching Mode (DECBCMM)
- 6 Sixel Graphic Mode
- 6.1 Overview
- 6.2 Selecting Graphic Mode (Sixel Protocol)
- 6.2.1 String Introducer
- 6.2.2 Protocol Selector
- 6.2.2.1 Macro Parameter (Ps1)
- 6.2.2.2 Background Select (Ps2)
- 6.2.2.3 Horizontal Grid Size (Pn3)
- 6.2.2.4 Additional Parameters (Ps?)
- 6.2.2.5 Final Character (q)
- 6.2.3 Picture Data
- 6.2.4 String Terminator (ST)
- 6.3 Character Processing in Sixel Graphic Mode
- 6.3.1 Sixel Printable Characters
- 6.3.2 Sixel Control Codes
- 6.3.2.1 Repeat Introducer (!) and Sequence
- 6.3.2.2 Set Raster Attributes Sequence
- 6.3.2.3 Graphic Carriage Return ($)
- 6.3.2.4 Graphic New Line (-)
- 6.3.2.5 Numeric Parameters (0 to 9)
- 6.3.2.6 Parameter Separator (;)
- 6.3.3 Color Introducer (#)
- 6.3.3.1 HLS Sequence (Hue/Lightness/Saturation)
- 6.3.3.2 RGB Sequence (Red/Green/Blue)
- 6.3.4 Graphic C0 Control Characters
- 6.3.5 Graphic Substitute (SUB) Character
- 6.3.6 Leaving Sixel Graphic Mode
- 6.3.7 Printer State After Leaving Graphic Mode
- Part 3 Companion Color Printer in HP PCL Mode
- 7 HP PCL Features
- 7.1 General
- 7.1.1 Protocol
- 7.1.2 Modes of Operation
- 7.1.2.1 Transparency Mode
- 7.1.2.2 Display Function Mode
- 7.1.3 Specifications
- 7.2 Printer Interface and Control Panel in PCL Mode
- 7.3 Power On Status (Default Features)
- 7.4 PCL Control Codes
- 7.4.1 Backspace (BS)
- 7.4.2 Line Feed (LF)
- 7.4.3 Form Feed (FF)
- 7.4.4 Carriage Return
- 7.4.5 Shift Out (SO)
- 7.4.6 Shift In (SI)
- 7.4.7 Escape (ESC)
- 7.4.8 Space (SP)
- 7.5 PCL Escape Sequences
- 7.5.1 PCL Escape Sequences for Print Features
- 7.5.1.1 Advance Paper One-half Line Feed
- 7.5.1.2 Pseudo-hard Reset
- 7.5.1.3 Display Function
- 7.5.1.4 Self-Test
- 7.5.1.5 Horizontal Cursor Positioning
- 7.5.1.6 Vertical Cursor Positioning
- 7.5.1.7 Underlining
- 7.5.1.8 Line Termination
- 7.5.1.9 Character Pitch
- 7.5.1.10 Print Mode (Motion)
- 7.5.1.11 Line Spacing
- 7.5.1.12 Text Length
- 7.5.1.13 Perforation Skip Enable
- 7.5.1.14 Page Length
- 7.5.1.15 Transfer Print Data
- 7.5.1.16 Text Color
- 7.5.1.17 Bolding
- 7.5.2 Character Set Escape Sequences
- 7.5.2.1 Designating the Font
- 7.5.2.2 Setting Default Character Set
- 7.5.2.3 Selecting Character Sets
- 7.5.2.4 Stroke Weights
- 7.5.2.5 Downloaded Characters and Fonts
- 7.5.3 Raster Graphics Escape Sequences for PCL
- 7.5.3.1 Transmission Mode
- 7.5.3.2 Raster Data Transfer By Plane
- 7.5.3.3 Raster Data Transfer By Row
- 7.5.3.4 Temporary X Offset
- 7.5.3.5 Temporary Y Offset
- 7.5.3.6 Prepare for Raster Graphics
- 7.5.3.7 Raster Graphic Complete
- 7.5.3.8 Pixels Per Row
- 7.5.3.9 Data Planes Per Row
- 7.5.3.10 Graphics Resolution
- 7.5.3.11 Color Parameters
- 7.5.3.12 Index Number Assignments
- 7.6 PCL Color Map
- Appendix A Character Sets
- Appendix B Text Mode Programming Examples
- Appendix C Test Pattern
- Appendix D Color Maps