The PRESCRIBE emulation option for Lexmark laser printers is an extended version of the firmware that includes a PRESCRIBE language processor. It enables the printer to replace printers in large accounts where the PRESCRIBE printer language is used.
Kyocera does not offer a single standard version of PRESCRIBE across all its products. Therefore, the emulation compatibility of this version is based on testing with customer application test files and an extensive set of engineering command-level tests.
This technical reference manual describes the capabilities of the PRESCRIBE emulation option and highlights the key limitations. Customers must consider these limitations in their certification testing.
LexmarkTM CS42x, CS52x, CS62x
Lexmark CS72x
Lexmark CS82x
Lexmark CS92x
Lexmark CX32x, CX42x, CX52x, CX62x
Lexmark CX72x
Lexmark CX820, CX825, CX827, CX860
Lexmark CX92x
Lexmark MS52x, MS62x
Lexmark MS82x
Lexmark MX32x, MX42x, MX52x, MX62x
Lexmark MX72x, MX82x
For information on installing the PRESCRIBE emulation option, see the installation instructions that came with the option, or see the printer User’s Guide.
Before installation, print a Menu Settings Page to help restore non-default settings. To print a Menu Settings Page, from the printer control panel, touch Settings > Reports > Menu Settings Page.
To verify installation, print a Menu Settings Page. Under the Device Information section, check the entry for PRESCRIBE emulation option. For example, P-Scribe = P43. The second printed page is a PRESCRIBE emulation STAT page with the current FRPO permanent settings.
After installation, set up the PRESCRIBE FRPO (Firmware RePrOgram) defaults to match the Kyocera default setup on the applications. Many accounts use the Kyocera factory default settings and may not require further setup. For more information on the FRPO settings supported by the PRESCRIBE emulation option, see FRPO: Firmware RePrOgram.
PRESCRIBE downloaded fonts (LDFC) and PRESCRIBE macros can be stored on either the flash memory or the printer hard disk. Programming is done using the Resource Save setting.
The PRESCRIBE emulation option includes a custom extension to support an alternate font number table which is compatible with Memorex system printers. The font number mapping is as follows:
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Memorex font number |
Standard PRESCRIBE font number |
|---|---|
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
6 |
|
3 |
10 |
|
4 |
15 |
|
5 |
2 |
|
6 |
17 |
|
7 |
23 |
|
8 |
29 |
|
9 |
34 |
|
10 |
19 |
The font number is the parameter used with the FONT command. This font number mapping is invoked by the Memorex Express start sequence, , instead of .
Print jobs that use the Memorex Express start sequence can often be automatically sensed as PostScript® emulation. To prevent these print jobs from being processed as PostScript emulation, they must be wrapped with a PJL ENTER LANGUAGE sequence into PCL® emulation. Or the PostScript SmartSwitch must be turned off for the respective input port. The following is an example of how to wrap the print job with PJL:
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1 Universal Exit Language: ESC%-12345X 2 PCL reset command 3 Memorex entry sequence 4 PRESCRIBE commands 5 Memorex exit sequence 6 Ends the print job |
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1
2 3 4 5 6 |
Although the PRESCRIBE emulation option works in most environments, there are environments where the option is not applicable.
Most PRESCRIBE II commands are not supported. Some commands are partially supported. For example, the BARC (bar code) command is supported for only a subset of the possible bar code types.
Kyocera printers support a number of base emulations. The PRESCRIBE emulation option supports PCL 5e only. PCL 5e emulation is used for the entire print job, or the print job is formatted using PRESCRIBE commands.
Some print jobs depend on a default PRESCRIBE environment based on an emulation of IBM ProPrinter. A ProPrinter default environment setup is supported by the PRESCRIBE emulation option. See the FRPO section for details (under the P1 parameter section). Starting with the P30 release, the LinePrinter setup is also supported.
Kyocera supports a large number of resident bitmap fonts. The PRESCRIBE emulation option supports many of these bitmap fonts by substituting a resident outline font. Hence, some of the fonts differ slightly in style and size, but the spacing of the substituted fonts match Kyocera.
Many Kyocera printers allow printing to the physical edges of the paper, which is commonly referred to as edge-to-edge printing. The PRESCRIBE emulation option allows printing within 2 mm of the physical paper edge. See the FRPO section for details (under the L parameter section).
The PRESCRIBE emulation option must be thoroughly tested with the customer's applications to determine if it is usable before a customer makes a significant investment in this solution.
If problems are found that do not fall under the set of limitations in this document and need to be investigated further, then the following information must be available:
A STAT page from one of the customer's Kyocera printers that prints the job as expected
A soft copy of any FRPO setup files, fonts, or macros that are used in the print job
A soft copy of the actual print job
The model numbers of the Kyocera printers in use
A description of the problem and a hard copy output from a Kyocera printer