Kyocera FS 1028DP User Manual

Technical Reference
PRESCRIBE Commands
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General Infomation
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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...

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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...

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Table of Contents
General Infomation ................................................................................................................................... i
Introduction................................................................................................................... ..........................iii
Introduction to PRESCRIBE
Format of PRESCRIBE Commands  .................................................................................................. ..1-4
Basic...

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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...

 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...

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...