Printronix P3000 Series Printer User Manual


 
Overview12
Features
P3000 Series Multinational printers provide the following standard features:
PSeries and Serial Matrix emulation protocols
PSeries Plot and Bit Image compatible graphics
ByCharacter attributes:
Selectable pitch
Bold print
Emphasized (shadow) print
Expanded (double wide) print
Elongated (double high) print
Automatic underline and overscore
Superscript/subscript print
Selectable forms length
Electronic vertical formatting
Standard Printronix Electronic Vertical Format Unit (EVFU)
Direct Access V
ertical Format Unit (DVFU)
Serial Matrix compatible vertical formatting
Resident multinational character sets, including OCRA and OCRB
Selectable 13.2 or 13.6 print widths
Builtin diagnostic selftests
Configuration printout
Data stream hex code printout
Resident serial and parallel interfaces
Downloadable international languages
Two separate graphics capabilities are included in the printer: standard PSeries oddeven dot Plot
Mode graphics and Bit Image graphics standard on Printronix MVP 150B printers and many serial
matrix printers. Intelligent graphics capabilities are available by using the Printronix Intelligent
Graphics Processor (IGP) options.
Serial Matrix compatibility extends printer versatility, enabling it to be used with a wide variety of
applications
software. Y
ou may select industry standard
Printr
onix
PSeries or Serial Matrix
compati
-
bility (similar to the IBM Graphic Printer) from the control panel.
The
programmable V
ertical Format Unit provides rapid
paper advance to specified lines for printing
repetitive
and continuous forms. When PSeries compatible protocol is used,
you can select either the
PSeries compatible EVFU or Dataproducts compatible DVFU. Serial Matrix compatible vertical
formatting is used in Serial Matrix protocol.
International
languages can be selected and downloaded. International languages can be added to
the
character library and are accessible in PSeries and Serial Matrix printer protocol.