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Guide to Printers and Printing


Creating a Plotter Setup File

To send plot files to the plotter, you need a special file containing the instructions for the type of pacing protocol you are using. Instructions for Xon/Xoff Pacing Protocol and Data Transmit Rate (DTR) Pacing Protocol follow:

For Xon/Xoff Pacing For DTR Pacing
ESC.R: ESC.R:
ESC.M2: ESC.M2:
ESC.N2: ESC.N2:
ESC.P1: ESC.P3:

Each line must be entered with no spaces, ESC has the ASCII value 27. The . (period) is part of the command.


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