Xerox 4213 User manual

rrrr XEROX

Xerox 4213 Laser Printer

Programmer Reference

May 1992

720P40020

Rank Xerox Limited.

Parkway

Marlow

Buckinghamshire S17 1YL

England

copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory

or judicial law or hereinafter granted, including without limitation,

material generated from the software programs which are

displayed on the screen, such as icons, screen displays, looks,

etc.

Printed in the EEC

Xerox®, Rank Xerox® and all Xerox products mentioned in this

publication are trademarks of Xerox Corporation and Rank Xerox

Limited. Other company trademarks are also acknowledged.

Centronics and all Centronics products mentioned in this

publication are trademarks of Centronics Data Computer

Corporation.

Data Products and all Data Products products mentioned in this

publication are trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.

IBM and all IBM products mentioned in this publication are

trademarks of International Business Machines.

Hewlett-Packard and HP are registered trademarks of Hewlett-

Packard Company.

Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft

Corporation.

PostScript® and all PostScript products mentioned in this

publication are trademarks of Adobe systems.

PostScript font trademarks: Times, Helvetica, New Century

Schoolbook, and Palatino are registered trademarks of Linotype

Corporation.

ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Zapf Dingbats,

and ITC Bookman are registered trademarks of International

Typeface Corporation.

WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect

Corporation.

Changes are periodically made to this document. Changes,

technical inaccuracies, and typographic errors will be corrected in

subsequent editions.

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European EME regulations

The Xerox 4213 laser printer meets the requirements of EN55022

Class B.

WARNING: Use of controls, adjustments, or performance of

procedures other than those specified herein may result in a

hazardous radiation exposure.

This product will produce ozone during normal operation. The

ozone produced is dependent on copy volume and is heavier

than air. Providing the proper environmental parameters as

specified in Xerox installation procedures will ensure that

concentration levels meet safe limits.

The 4213 has an ozone filter built into the print cartridge.

Laser safety

The following note is to meet the local requirements of Finland

and Sweden.

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

VAROITUS:

LAITTEEN KÄYTTÄMINEN MUULLA KUIN TÄSSÄ KYTTÖOHJEESSA

MAINITULLA TAVALLA SAATTAA ALTISTAA KÄYTTÄJÄN

TURVALLISUUSLUOKAN 1. YLITTÄVÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.

VARNING:

OM APPARATEN ANVÄNDS PÅ ANNAT SÄTT ÄN I DENNA

BRUKSANSVISNING SPECFICERADE, KAN ANVÄNDAREN

UTSÄTTAS FÖR O SYNLIG LASERSTRÄLNING, SOM ÖVERSKRIDER

GRÄNSEN FÖR LASERKLASS 1.

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE iii

Operational safety

Your Xerox equipment and supplies were designed and tested to

meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency

examination, approval, and compliance with established

environmental standards.

WARNING: Improper connection of the equipment grounding

conductor can result in electrical shock.

Attention to the following notes ensures the continued safe

operation of your equipment.

Never use a multi-plug adaptor to plug multiple power plugs into

the same outlet.

Never attempt any maintenance function that is not specifically

described in this guide.

Never operate the equipment if you notice unusual noises or

odors. Disconnect the power cord from the power source

receptacle and call your Rank Xerox customer service engineer to

correct the problem.

If you need any additional safety information concerning the

equipment or Xerox supplied materials, call your RX sales

representative.

Notice

Specifications described in this publication are subject to change

without notice. Use of some features may be limited by your

hardware or software configuration. Consult your sales

representative for details.

iv XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE

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PostScript Language Reference Manual, 1985, Adobe Systems

Incorporated, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., Sixth

printing April, 1987

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XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE v

Table of contents

European EME regulations iii

Laser safety iii

Operational safety iii

Notice iv

Related publications iv

Introduction xix

Purpose of this manual xx

What this manual contains xx

Variances xxi

Conventions used in this manual xxi

1. Interfaces 1-1

Parallel interface 1-1

Parallel interface cable 1-1

Centronics interface 1-2

Select the Centronics parallel interface 1-2

Select metered data 1-2

Return to print mode 1-2

Centronics connector 1-3

Centronics signals and pin assignments 1-4

Centronics interface timing 1-6

Dataproducts 2260 1-7

Select the Dataproducts parallel interface 1-7

Dataproducts connector 1-8

Dataproducts signals and pin assignments 1-9

Dataproducts interface timing 1-10

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE v

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Serial interface 1-11

Select the serial interface 1-11

Set baud rate 1-12

Set parity 1-12

Set flow control 1-13

Return to printer operation 1-13

RS232 (serial) connector 1-13

Serial interface features supported 1-14

Serial signals and pin assignments 1-14

Null modem 1-15

2. XES command language mode 2-1

Configuring the 4213 for the XES command language mode 2-1

Automatic mode switching 2-1

The mode change command 2-2

The reset command 2-2

Definition of a printer command 2-3

Command syntax as expressed in this chapter 2-3

Three types of escape sequences 2-3

Job control commands 2-4

Simple commands 2-5

Commands with user-entered variables 2-5

The User-Defined Key, or substitute escape character 2-5

Showing commands in printed output 2-6

Converting the User Defined Key to a printable character 2-6

Printing the sequence =UDK= as text 2-7

Cancelling a User-Defined Key 2-7

Tips on selecting a UDK 2-8

Line end 2-8

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

How the printer defines a page 2-9

Page orientation 2-9

Font orientation 2-9

Coordinates, units of measure, and paper feed direction 2-10

Determining the paper feed edge 2-11

Page capacity 2-12

Setting job boundaries 2-13

Examples 2-14

Print Job 2-15

Print Job (Mixed Orientation) 2-16

Reset 2-17

Formatting the printed output 2-18

Multiple Copies 2-19

Multiple Copies (Non-Collated) 2-20

Paper Tray 2-21

Bypass Slot Paper Size 2-22

Offset 2-24

2-sided (book) 2-25

2-sided Inverted (pad) 2-26

2-sided Stop 2-27

2-sided Side Select 2-27

Comment 2-28

Fonts on the 4213 2-29

How fonts are stored 2-30

How to download fonts from the host computer 2-31

Font Load 2-32

Font Add 2-33

XEROX 4213 LASER PRINTER PROGRAMMER REFERENCE vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Font Delete 2-33

Font Unload 2-34

Using fonts in a document 2-34

Font ID Assignment 2-35

Font Select 2-37

Setting units of measure 2-37

Units—1/60 2-38

Units—1/300 2-38

About margins 2-39

More about page and font orientations 2-39

More about page boundaries 2-39

Text placement restrictions on the 4213 printer 2-40

Margins 2-40

Setting independent margins 2-42

Margin Top 2-43

Margin Bottom 2-43

Margin Left 2-44

Margin Right 2-44

About tabs 2-44

More about job boundaries 2-45

More about page boundaries 2-45

Tabs Horizontal 2-45

Tabs Clear Horizontal 2-47

Tabs Vertical 2-48

Tabs Clear Vertical 2-52

Justifying and centreing between margins 2-52

About justification 2-52

About centreing 2-52

Justification Start/Stop 2-53

Centre 2-54

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