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A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO
5.8 Generic Mode
The Generic output protocol should
be used when the other output
protocols of the A/C-7 RO are
inappropriate. This could be the
case with printers such as certain
barcode label printers or embossers,
but also with printers from Okidata
®
,
Mannesmann-Tally
®
, etc. Refer to
the printer’s user’s guide to find out
if the printer operates with one of
the output protocols of the A/C-7
RO.
In Generic mode, the A/C-7 RO
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 84-89).
For example, the printer protocol
a printer requires is not available
on the A/C-7 RO. To change the
printer to 10 CPI, the printer’s user’s
guide 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.
If nothing is assigned to the CPI or
LPI string, the A/C-7 RO will send
nothing to the printer—it will ignore
the CPI or LPI command from the
host.
The A/C-7 RO stores commands
for the following CPI and LPI values:
• 6 LPI—Host/PC download
command 84
• 8 LPI—Host/PC download
command 85
• 10 CPI—Host/PC download
command 86
• 15 CPI—Host/PC download
command 87
• 12 CPI—Host/PC download
command 88
• 16.7 CPI—Host/PC download
command 89
Other Printer Commands
You can also enter commands into
your document that allow you to
control true LPI and response to
host commands. These commands
(shown in Table 5-2) are similar to
font-change commands.