ray@vantage.UUCP (Ray Liere) (05/13/89)
I am working on a project that involves sending escape codes to an HP2934A printer, and so am in the process of hacking (a copy of) the hp2934a model file (I have "Revision: 38.1"). I think that there are typos in my hp2934a model file (used by the lp spooler) and also in my manual, regarding escape codes for certain uses of the "designate primary/secondary symbol set". The manual I am using is the "2930 Series Printers Owner's Manual", 02932-90001, last update received was dated 3/84. On page 6-30 it says: Primary Default Set Designated to Primary ESC ((0@ Primary Default Set Designated to Primary ESC ((1@ Current Primary Set Designated to Primary ESC ((2@ Secondary Default Set Designated to Secondary ESC ()0@ Primary Default Set Designated to Secondary ESC ()1@ Current Primary Set Designated to Secondary ESC ()2@ On page 6-40,41 it says: same thing except the first "(" is dropped from each escape code In the lp model file hp2934a it has: ESC (@ ESC )@ My observations: (1) I assume that the ESC (( is really ESC ( and that the ESC() is really ESC). This seems consistent with the other similar formats. I think that the manual author was perhaps trying to use the one table to show two different things ... (2) it seems to me that the descriptions on 6-30 (and on 6-40) must contain an error, since the first 2 lines contain identical descriptions for different escape codes. I would assume, from "parallelism" with the ESC ) set of codes, that either the ESC (0@ or the ESC (1@ should read: Secondary Default Set Designated to Primary (3) IN EITHER CASE, one needs to correct the hp2934a model file -- I can't find any reference to ESC (@ or ESC )@ as being valid. Can anyone shed any light on the correct answer/s? I assume my manual is current, as have been on software support and manual update service. (We are using an HP9000/540 under #5.21, although I think that the above is not specific to cpu type, etc.) Thanks for your help! Ray Liere Vantage Consulting and Research Corporation voice: (503)657-7294 uucp: hplabs!hpfcla!hpubvwa!vantage!ray