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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, position 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 printing systems by means of codes and escape sequences that are built into the program and are not directly visible to the user. In contrast, PRESCRIBE commands are made of ordinary characters that you can type in yourself 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 PRESCRIBE 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.

Section	Page
General Infomation	3
Introduction	5
About the Technical Reference manual	6
Table of Contents	7
Introduction to PRESCRIBE	9
Format of PRESCRIBE Commands	12
Basic Concepts	12
Edge Limits	12
Margins	12
Page Orientation and Direction	13
Coordinate Systems	15
Text Positioning	15
Character Spacing	16
Paths	17
Logical Page and Physical Page	17
Command Parameters	18
Numeric Parameters	18
Character Strings	19
Upper and Lowercase Letters	20
Special Parameters	21
Graphics Tutorial	23
Drawing Lines	24
Drawing Boxes and Circles	28
Drawing Filled Shapes	31
Drawing Pie Charts	36
Path Mode Graphics	38
Path	38
Drawing Lines	40
Miter Limit	43
Dash Type	44
Drawing Arcs and Curves	46
Drawing Complex Curves	48
Closed Paths	51
Filled Areas	52
Clipping Rectangle	54
Printing with Character Paths	55
Raster Graphics	56
Raster Data Compression Formats	56
Commands for Printing Raster Data	57
Printing Raster Data	59
Changing the Printing System’s Imaging Model	59
Saving and Restoring the Graphics State	61
Macros	63
Examples of Macros	65
Fonts	69
List of Fonts	70
KPDL Fonts	72
Substituting a Bitmap Font	74
Font Selection	75
Font Selection by PRESCRIBE Commands	75
Placement of Font Commands	79
Creation of New Symbols and Characters	80
Symbol Set	81
International Characters	82
Selecting HP Symbol Sets	82
Barcodes	85
PDF417 Symbol Description	94
Printing a Two-dimensional Barcode	96
Limitations of Two-dimensional Barcode	97
Macro PDF417	98
Creating a Macro PDF 417 Representation	98
Permanent Parameters	101
Interface-dependent Parameters	102
Interface-independent Parameters	105
Emulation	113
Automatic emulation sensing	115
General Information on Emulation	115
Line Printer Emulation (Mode 0)	115
IBM Proprinter X24E Emulation (Mode 1)	116
IBM Proprinter X24E Control Codes	118
IBM Symbol Sets	121
Diablo 630 Emulation (Mode 2)	124
Diablo 630 Control Codes	126
Diablo 630 Symbol Sets	128
Epson LQ-850 Emulation (Mode 5)	133
EPSON LQ-850 Control Codes	136
LQ-850 Symbol Sets	138
HP LaserJet Emulation (Mode 6)	145
LaserJet Fonts	147
LaserJet Symbol Sets	149
Resource Protection	152
Switching the Print Resolution	154
HP LaserJet Reset State	155
LaserJet PJL	155
HP LaserJet Printer Commands - PCL	161
HP-GL/2 Context Printer Commands	176
PJL Syntax Comparison	178
LaserJet Symbol Sets	179
HP 7550A Emulation [KC-GL] (Mode 8)	208
Basic	208
KC-GL Environment Options	209
Plotter Status Information	214
Device-Control Instructions	218
Fonts and Symbol Sets in KC-GL	219
KC-GL Symbol Sets	220
KC-GL Limits	222
Summary of KC-GL Instructions	223
KPDL Operators	227
Communication with the Printing System	227
KPDL Summary	228
KPDL Error Messages	251
KPDL Printable Area	252
Index	255
Numerics	255
A	255
B	255
C	255
D	255
E	255
F	256
G	256
H	256
I	256
K	256
L	256
M	256
N	256
O	257
P	257
Q	257
R	257
S	257
T	257
U	257
W	257
X	257

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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 printing 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 ordinary 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 PRESCRIBE 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.