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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
5.14.8 G
ENERIC
M
ODE
The Generic output protocol should
be used when the other output
protocols of the PQ-8 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, or others. Refer
to the printer’s user’s guide to find
out if the printer operates with one
of the PQ-8’s output protocols.
In Generic mode, the PQ-8 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, assume the printer
protocol the printer requires is not
available on the PQ-8. To change the
printer to 10 CPI, the printer’s user’s
manual provides the hexadecimal
value of 1B 50. Use the Host/PC
download command 86 to assign the
value 1B 50 to the 10 CPI string:
type &%Z86,1(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 PQ-8 will send
nothing to the printer—it will ignore
the CPI or LPI command from the
host.
The PQ-8 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
