The following table is a list of PRESCRIBE language commands. It includes base-level PRESCRIBE, level II extensions, and a few custom undocumented commands encountered during certification testing at select customer accounts. The codes in the Notes column are defined at the end of the table.
Command |
Description |
Supported |
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1 Partial support or extended support (see next section for details) 2 PRESCRIBE II option 3 Not applicable (for example, unsupported paper option or diagnostic command) 4 Custom command extension, not part of standard PRESCRIBE language |
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ALTF |
change to ALTernate Font |
Yes |
AMCR |
call Automatic MaCRo |
Yes |
ARC |
draw filled-in ARC |
Yes |
BARC1 |
draw BARCode |
Yes |
BLK |
draw filled-in BLocK |
Yes |
BOX |
draw BOX |
Yes |
CALL |
CALL macro |
Yes |
CASS1 |
select CASSette or manual mode |
Yes |
CIR |
draw CIRcle |
Yes |
CLPR2 |
CLIP Rectangular area |
Yes |
CLSP2 |
CLoSe Path |
Yes |
CMNT |
CoMmeNT |
Yes |
COPY |
set number of COPIES |
Yes |
CPTH2 |
Character PaTH |
Yes |
CSET2 |
Change symbol SET by symbol-set ID |
Yes |
CSTK3 |
select Collator STacKer |
No |
CTXT |
print Centered TeXT |
Yes |
DAF |
Delete All Fonts |
Yes |
DAM |
Delete All Macros |
Yes |
DAP |
Draw to Absolute Position |
Yes |
DELF |
Delete Font |
Yes |
DELM |
Delete Macro |
Yes |
DPAT2 |
select Dash PATtern |
Yes |
DRP |
Draw to Relative Position |
Yes |
DRPA |
Draw to Relative Position specified by Angle |
Yes |
DUPX |
select or deselect DUPleX mode |
Yes |
DXPG |
select DupleX PaGe side |
Yes |
DZP |
Draw to Zero-relative Position |
Yes |
ENDD3 |
END Dump |
No |
ENDM |
END Macro |
Yes |
ENDR |
END Raster data |
Yes |
EXIT |
EXIT from PRESCRIBE mode |
Yes |
FILL2 |
FILL closed path |
Yes |
FLAT2 |
set FLATness |
No |
FLST2 |
print Font LiST |
Yes |
FONT |
change current FONT |
Yes |
FPAT |
generate Fill PATtern |
Yes |
FRPO1 |
Firmware RePrOgram |
Yes |
FRPO INIT |
FRPO INITialize |
Yes |
FSET2 |
change current Font SETting by characteristic |
Yes |
FTMD |
bitmap FonT MoDe |
Yes |
GENF1 |
GENerate Font |
Yes |
GPAT2 |
set Gray PATtern |
Yes |
ICCD1, 2 |
read/write IC - CarD |
No |
INTL |
InterNaTionaL characters |
Yes |
LDFC |
LoaD Font Character |
Yes |
MAP |
Move to Absolute Position |
Yes |
MCRO |
define MaCRO |
Yes |
MRP |
Move to Relative Position |
Yes |
MRPA |
Move to Relative Position specified by Angle |
Yes |
MZP |
Move to Zero-relative Position |
Yes |
NEWP2 |
start NEW Path |
Yes |
PAGE |
start new PAGE |
Yes |
PARC2 |
in Path, draw ARC |
Yes |
PAT |
select fill PATtern |
Yes |
PCRP2 |
in Path, Curve to Relative Position |
No |
PCZP2 |
in Path, Curve to Zero-relative Position |
No |
PDIR2 |
set Print DIRection |
Yes |
PDRP2 |
in Path, Draw to Relative Position |
Yes |
PDZP2 |
in Path, Draw to Zero-relative Position |
Yes |
PIE |
draw PIE chart |
Yes |
PMRA2 |
in Path, Move to Relative position specified by Angle |
Yes |
PMRP2 |
in Path, Move to Relative Position |
Yes |
PMZP2 |
in Path, Move to Zero-relative Position |
Yes |
!R! |
PRESCRIBE start sequence |
Yes |
RDMP3 |
Received-data DuMP |
No |
RES |
RESet |
Yes |
RPF |
Return to Previous Font |
Yes |
RPG2 |
Return to Previous Graphics state |
Yes |
RPP |
Return to Previous Position |
Yes |
RTXT |
print Right-aligned TeXT |
Yes |
RVCD2 |
ReceiVe Compressed raster Data |
No |
RVRD |
ReceiVe Raster Data |
Yes |
SBM |
Set Bottom Margin |
Yes |
SCAP2 |
Set line CAP |
Yes |
SCF |
Save Current Font |
Yes |
SCG2 |
Save Current Graphics state |
Yes |
SCP |
Save Current Position |
Yes |
SCPI |
Set Characters Per Inch |
Yes |
SCRC |
Set Command Recognition Character |
Yes |
SCS |
Set Character Spacing |
Yes |
SDP2 |
Store Dash Pattern |
Yes |
SEM1 |
Set Emulation Mode |
Yes |
SETF |
SET alternate Font |
Yes |
SFA1 |
Set bitmap Font Attributes |
Yes |
SFNT2 |
Select current FoNT by typeface |
Yes |
SIMG1, 2 |
Set IMaGe model |
Yes |
SLJN2 |
Set Line JoiN |
Yes |
SLM |
Set Left Margin |
Yes |
SLPI |
Set Lines Per Inch |
Yes |
SLPP |
Set Lines Per Page |
Yes |
SLS |
Set Line Spacing |
Yes |
SMLT2 |
Set Miter LimiT |
Yes |
SPD |
Set Pen Diameter |
Yes |
SPL |
Set Page Length |
Yes |
SPLT2 |
SPLiT page |
No |
SPO |
Set Page Orientation |
Yes |
SPSZ |
Set Paper SiZe |
Yes |
SPW |
Set Page Width |
Yes |
SRM |
Set Right Margin |
Yes |
SRO2 |
Set Raster Options |
Yes |
SSTK3 |
select Sorter STacKer |
No |
STAK3 |
select paper STAcKer |
No |
STAT1 |
STATus |
Yes |
STM |
Set Top Margin |
Yes |
STR |
SeT dot Resolution |
Yes |
STRK2 |
STRoKe current path |
Yes |
SULP |
Set UnderLine Parameters |
Yes |
TEXT |
print TEXT |
Yes |
UNIT |
set UNIT of measure |
Yes |
XPAT |
generate eXpanded fill PATtern |
Yes |
WRED2, 3 |
WRite EnD |
No |
(O&1, 4 |
enter Memorex Printer Compatibility Mode |
Yes |
For more information on PRESCRIBE see the following:
Kyocera PRESCRIBE Commands COMMAND REFERENCE, version 4.8
Kyocera PRESCRIBE Commands TECHNICAL REFERENCE, version 4.8