Kyocera FS 1028DP User Manual

							Technical Reference
PRESCRIBE Commands
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General Infomation
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SOFTWARE USED WITH THIS PRINTING SYSTEM MUST SUPPORT IT’S NATIVE MODE (PRESCRIBE) OR ONE OF 
ITS EMULATION MODES. 
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is assumed for defects in the printing system’s firmware. 
Regarding Tradenames
PRESCRIBE is a registered trademark of  Kyocera Corporation. KPDL is a trademark of Kyocera Corporation. 
Diablo 630 is a product of Xerox Corporat ion. IBM Proprinter X-24E is a product of International Business Machines Corpo-
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are trademarks or registered tradem arks of their respective owners. 
The Kyocera printing systems use PeerlessPrint5 to provi de the HP LaserJet compatible PCL5 language emulation. 
PeerlessPrint5 is a trademark of The Peer less Group, Redondo Beach, CA 90278, U.S.A. 
© Copyright 2005 - 2008 KYOCERA MITA Corporation 
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Revision 4.51 2008.6
Typeface Trademark Acknowledgement 
All resident fonts in the printing system are licensed from Bitstream Inc. and Agfa corporation. For font license information 
for each model, refer to the User’s Manual.
Helvetica, Palatino and Times are registered trademarks of  Linotype-Hell AG. Century Schoolbook, Stymie, and Cooper-
Black are trademarks of Kingsley-ATF Type  Corporation. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC ZapfChancery, ITC ZapfDingbats, 
ITC Souvenir, ITC Benguiat, and ITC Bookman are registered tr ademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Revue is 
a trademark of Esselte Pendaflex Corporation in the U.S., Letraset Canada Ltd. in Canada, and Esselte Letraset Ltd. else-
where. 
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poses at the address stated on the registration card you return to Agfa Japan. Under the terms of this License Agree-
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Introduction
This manual contains information needed to use the firmware  features provided by the 
Kyocera printing system. Among  these features is PRESCRIBE, a highly accessible, 
human-readable command language that make s it easy for programmers to take full 
advantage of the printing system’s capability. 
The PRESCRIBE command language allows to: 
• extensive manipulation of fonts and character code tables 
• use the ability to draw objects by constructing and manipulating paths including  ellipses and round boxes, etc. 
• execute macros includ ing carbon-copy macro 
• control external optiona l units (feeders, etc.) 
You can access the features of PRESCRIBE from any of the seven emulation modes. 
These modes include: 
• Hewlett-Packard LaserJet emulation 
• Hewlett-Packard HP 7550A (plotter) emulation 
• IBM Proprinter X24E (24-pin dot matrix printer) emulation 
• Epson LQ-850 (24-pin dot ma trix printer) emulation 
• Diablo 630 emulation 
• generic line printer emulation 
• KPDL (Apple LaserWriter II NTX (NT) emulation) [an option on some models] 
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About the Technical Reference manual 
The Technical Reference manual is organized into eight chapters. The first four chapters 
of this manual constitute an tutorial intr oduction to PRESCRIBE. The rests mainly con-
cern advanced utilities and setups: 
Chapter 1  Introduction to PRESCRIBE  introduces some basic concepts of PRESCRIBE.
Chapter 2  Graphics Tutorial  outlines the graphic handling features of PRESCRIBE.
Chapter 3  Macros  introduces program macros, a con cept that makes it easy to define 
sequences of PRESCRIBE commands, then ca ll them repeatedly whenever they are 
needed.
Chapter 4  Fonts provides how to manage font selection and font samples. 
Later,  Chapter 5  Barcodes explains the barcode printing capabilities of the command 
language. 
Chapter 6  Permanent Parameters  explains how to reprogram the printing system’s firm-
ware for customization. 
Chapter 7  Emulation  gives notes on the printing system’s various emulation modes. 
An Index is also provided  at the end of this manual. 
Notice 
Most PRESCRIBE commands oper ate in the same way on all of these models. However, 
on particular models, some commands are irrelevant. Model-dependent differences are 
noted at the pertinent locations in this manual.
Conventions 
• italic  is used for emphasis and also refers to  a related chapter or section in this man-
ual or another related document. 
• fixed-pitch  means text or commands that you  must type exactly as it appears.
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Table of Contents
General Infomation ................................................................................................................................... i
Introduction................................................................................................................... ..........................iii
Introduction to PRESCRIBE
Format of PRESCRIBE Commands  .................................................................................................. ..1-4
Basic Concepts................................................................................................................. .....................1-4
Edge Limits  ................................................................................................................... ...............1-4
Margins ....................................................................................................................... .................1-4
Page Orientation and Direction ................................................................................................ ....1-5
Coordinate Systems  ............................................................................................................ .........1-7
Text Positioning  .............................................................................................................. .............1-7
Character Spacing  ............................................................................................................. ...........1-8
Paths ......................................................................................................................... ....................1-9
Logical Page and Physical Page  ................................................................................................ ..1-9
Command Parameters ............................................................................................................. ............ 1-10
Numeric Parameters  ............................................................................................................ ....... 1-10
Character Strings ............................................................................................................. ........... 1-11
Upper and Lowercase Letters .................................................................................................... .1-12
Special Parameters  ............................................................................................................ ......... 1-13
Graphics Tutorial
Drawing Lines ..............................................................................................................................2-2
Drawing Boxes and Circles ...................................................................................................... ....2-6
Drawing Filled Shapes .......................................................................................................... ........2-9
Path Mode Graphics............................................................................................................. ............... 2-16
Path .......................................................................................................................... .................. 2-16
Drawing Lines.................................................................................................................. ........... 2-18
Miter Limit  ................................................................................................................... .............. 2-21
Drawing Arcs and Curves  ....................................................................................................... ... 2-24
Drawing Complex Curves ........................................................................................................ .. 2-26
Closed Paths  .................................................................................................................. ............. 2-29
Filled Areas  .................................................................................................................. .............. 2-30
Clipping Rectangle ............................................................................................................ ......... 2-32
Printing with Character Paths  ............................. ....................................................................... 2-33
Raster Graphics  ............................................................................................................... ................... 2-34
Raster Data Compression Formats ............................................................................................. 2- 34
Commands for Printing Raster Data  ..................... ..................................................................... 2-35
Printing Raster Data ........................................................................................................... ......... 2-37
Changing the Printing System’s Imaging Model  ........ ............................................................... 2-37
Saving and Restoring the Graphics State  ................. .................................................................. 2-39
Macros
Examples of Macros .............................................................................................................................3-3
Fonts
List of Fonts .................................................................................................................. ................4-2
KPDL Fonts ..................................................................................................................... .............4-4
Substituting a Bitmap Font  .......... ........................................................ .................................. ......4-6
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Font Selection ....................................................................................................................................... 4-7
Font Selection by PRESCRIBE Comm ands ............................................................................... 4-7
Placement of Font Commands  ................................................................... ................................ 4 -11
Creation of New Symbols and Charact ers ........................................................................................ .4-12
Symbol Set..................................................................................................................... ..................... 4-13
International Characters....................................................................................................... ....... 4-14
Selecting HP Symbol Sets ....................................................................................................... ... 4-14
Barcodes
PDF417 Symbol Description ...................................................................................................... 5-10
Printing a Two-dimensional Barcode .......................... ............................................................... 5-12
Limitations of Two-dimensional Barc ode .................................................................................. 5-13
Macro PDF417 ................................................................................................................... ........ 5-14
Creating a Macro PDF 417 Representation ................................................................................ 5-14
Permanent Parameters
Interface-dependent Parameters ...... .................................................................................. ........... 6-2
Interface-independent Parameters ...... ..........................................................................................6-5
Emulation
Automatic emulation sensing .................................................................................................... ... 7-3
General Information on Emulation  .............................................................................................. 7-3
Line Printer Emulation (Mode 0)  ............................................................................................... ......... 7-3
IBM Proprinter X24E Emulation (Mode 1)  ............... .........................................................................7-4
IBM Proprinter X24E Control Codes ........................................................................................... 7-6
Diablo 630 Emulation (Mode 2) ........................... ............................................................................. 7-12
Diablo 630 Control Codes  ...................................................................................................... ... 7-14
Epson LQ-850 Emulation (Mode 5)  ............................................................................................... ... 7-21
HP LaserJet Emulation (Mode 6)  ................................................................................................ ...... 7-33
LaserJet Fonts ................................................................................................................. ............ 7-35
LaserJet Symbol Sets ........................................................................................................... ....... 7-37
Resource Protection ............................................................................................................ ........ 7-40
Switching the Print Resolution ................................................................................................. .. 7-42
HP LaserJet Reset State ........................................................................................................ ...... 7-43
LaserJet PJL................................................................................................................... ............. 7-43
PJL Syntax Comparison .......................................................................................................... ... 7-66
HP 7550A Emulation [KC-GL] (Mode 8)  ......................................................................................... 7- 96
Basic ........................................................................................................................................... 7-96
KC-GL Environment Options .................................................................................................... 7- 97
Plotter Status Information .................................................................................................... .... 7-102
Device-Control Instructions  ................................................................................................... .7-106
Fonts and Symbol Sets in KC-GL .......................... .................................................................. 7-107
Summary of KC-GL Instructions  ............................................................................................ 7-111
KPDL Operators ................................................................................................................. .............. 7-115
Communication with the Printing Sy stem ................................................................................ 7-115
KPDL Summary ................................................................................................................... .... 7-116
KPDL Error Messages ............................................................................................................ .. 7-139
KPDL Printable Area............................................................................................................ .... 7-140
Index
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							 Chapter 1
Introduction to PRESCRIBE
PRESCRIBE is the native language of the Kyocera printing systems including copiers 
(collectively referred to as  printing systems hereafter). Consisting of easily remembered 
commands, such as ‘SLM’ for Set Left Margin, and ‘BOX’ to draw a box, it gives you 
the capability to control line and character  spacing, adjust margins, change fonts, posi-
tion text, draw graphics , and print multiple copies of  each page. PRESCRIBE also gives 
freedom to control device settings including  selection of paper source, output stack, and 
finishing operations such as sorting, stapling, etc.
Most application software controls prin ting systems by means of codes and escape 
sequences that are built into the program and  are not directly visible to the user. In con-
trast, PRESCRIBE commands are made of ordi nary characters that you can type in your-
self and see on the computer screen. This makes it easy for you to customize printing and 
add features that may not be supported by your application. 
This chapter presents an introduction to PR ESCRIBE starting with an explanation of the 
commands by which you start and exit PRESCRIBE. It is followed by an introduction to 
some basic concepts of PRESCRIBE, then  a discussion of the command format and 
command parameters.
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							Chapter 1 Introduction to PRESCRIBE
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Entry and Exit 
The printing system can be thought of as having a multiple personality. When its power 
is switched on, it performs the normal printing system functions of printing out files and 
other data. Application software can control the printing system using one of the seven 
emulations. When the printing syst em uses an emulation, it is said to be printing in emu-
lation mode. 
PRESCRIBE is an additional mode of operation in which the printing system under-
stands data it receives not as text to be printed, but as commands to be executed. The 
PRESCRIBE mode is availabl e at any time during operation from any emulation mode. 
The initializing string that takes the printing system from the usual text-printing mode 
into the PRESCRIBE mode is  !R!. The command that return s it from the PRESCRIBE 
mode to the emulation mode is  EXIT;. These transitions are diagramed in the figure 
below. 
Figure 1. 1.  Mode Transitions
The printing system’s emulat ion mode can be permanently set by the FRPO (Firmware 
RePrOgram) P1 command. See  Chapter 7 for details. The printing system is factory-set 
to emulate the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet. 
The example below shows how these transitions can be used  in a file. The lines begin-
ning with !R! are PR ESCRIBE commands. Note how each  block of commands begins 
with !R! and ends with EXIT;. These sections  are not printed; instead, they set margins, 
select three different fonts, and draw a box around one line of text. The remainder of the 
file consists of ordinary text, and is printed  out as shown in the figure on the next page. 
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