Lexmark MX6500e 6500e Forms and Bar Code Card Technical Reference Guide - Page 104

Data filters, Forms Card font support, Data Filter Actions

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Data filters If a data filter is enabled, then the incoming forms job is run through that filter before being processing by the DLE. Data Filter Actions Data filter Disabled NULL OFIS Actions performed Indicates that all data filters are off Removes all null characters from the datastream Removes the following Optra Forms Initialization Strings from the datastream: %-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=POSTSCRIPT M%PS (LexForm) run Bs or OFIS + NULL AS400 PCL ZPL ZPL-F %!PS-ADOBE (LexForm) run startup Performs all actions listed for null and OFIS data filters The AS400 datastream contains only text. To produce bold and underlined text, extra lines are added to the datastream to produce double strikes or underlines. These extra lines are removed by this filter. Removes all PCL 5 emulation escape sequences and leaves the text data Removes all ZPL escape sequences and leaves the text data Performs the same actions as the ZPL filter, except it uses "@" as the "format instruction" prefix Forms Card font support Forms Card has three types of font support. • Supported-For supported fonts, Forms Card uses the appropriate font file. • Recognized-For recognized fonts, the Forms Card applies a similar font file. • Not Supported-Forms Card does not print these fonts. Simplified Chinese is a supported DBCS (Double Byte Character Set) language. Two fonts are supported-SimHei and SimSun. For more information on supported and recognized fonts and font files, see the appendix "Forms Card fonts" on page 133. Data filters 101

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Data filters
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Data filters
If a data filter is enabled, then the incoming forms job is run through that filter before being
processing by the DLE.
Forms Card font support
Forms Card has three types of font support.
Supported—For supported fonts, Forms Card uses the appropriate font file.
Recognized—For recognized fonts, the Forms Card applies a similar font file.
Not Supported—Forms Card does not print these fonts.
Simplified Chinese is a supported DBCS (Double Byte Character Set) language. Two fonts are
supported—SimHei and SimSun.
For more information on supported and recognized fonts and font files, see the appendix “Forms
Card fonts” on page 133.
Data Filter Actions
Data filter
Actions performed
Disabled
Indicates that all data filters are off
NULL
Removes all null characters from the datastream
OFIS
Removes the following Optra Forms
Initialization Strings from the datastream:
<0x1B>%-12345X@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=POSTSCRIPT
<0x01>M%PS
(LexForm) run Bs
or
%!PS-ADOBE
(LexForm) run startup
OFIS + NULL
Performs all actions listed for null and OFIS data filters
AS400
The AS400 datastream contains only text. To produce bold and underlined text,
extra lines are added to the datastream to produce double strikes or underlines.
These extra lines are removed by this filter.
PCL
Removes all PCL 5 emulation escape sequences and leaves the text data
ZPL
Removes all ZPL escape sequences and leaves the text data
ZPL-F
Performs the same actions as the ZPL filter, except it uses “@” as the “format
instruction” prefix