& Programmer’s Manual Corporate Headquarters 4501 Parkway Commerce Blvd. Orlando, Fl 32808 Phone: 407-578-8007 Fax: 407-578-8377 Asia-Pacific Datamax International 19 Loyang Way Herbert House #01-01 CILC Building 12 Elizabeth Way, Pinnacles Singapore 508724 Harlow, Essex CM19 5FE UK Phone: +65 542-2611 Phone: +44 1279 772200 Fax: +65 542-3611 Fax: +44 1279 424448 CG Times, based upon Times New Roman under license from the Monotype Corporation CG Triumvirate is a trademark of the AGFA Corporation Macintosh is a trademark of the Apple Corporation. PCL-4 and HP Laser JetII are trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Corporation Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Datamax Corporation. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the expressed written permission of Datamax Corporation. © 2001 by Datamax Corporation Part Number: 88-2247-01 Revision C Contents 1.0 Introduction..............................................................................................................1 Scope of this Manual ............................................................................................1 2.0 Control Codes .........................................................................................................3 Attention Getter Functions....................................................................................3 3.0 Status & Control Command Functions ....................................................................5 SOH # Reset ....................................................................................................5 SOH A Send ASCII Status String .....................................................................6 SOH B Toggle Pause .......................................................................................6 SOH C Stop/Cancel ..........................................................................................7 SOH E Send Batch Quantity.............................................................................7 SOH F Send Status Byte..................................................................................8 SOH U Update System Database with Current Database ................................8 4.0 System-Level Command Functions.........................................................................9 STX A Set Time and Date................................................................................9 STX a Enable Feedback Characters .............................................................10 STX B Get Printer Time and Date Information...............................................10 STX c Set Continuous Paper Length.............................................................11 STX E Set Quantity For Stored Label ............................................................11 STX e Select Edge Sensor............................................................................11 STX F Form Feed ..........................................................................................11 STX f Set Form Stop Position (Backfeed Command)...................................12 STX G Print Last Label Format ......................................................................12 i STX I Input Image Data ................................................................................13 STX i Downloading Scalable Fonts ..............................................................14 STX J Sets Pause for Each Label .................................................................14 STX K Extended-System Commands............................................................14 STX k Test RS-232 Port................................................................................15 STX L Enter Label-Formatting Command .....................................................15 STX M Set Maximum Label Length................................................................15 STX m Set Printer To Metric...........................................................................15 STX n Set Printer to Imperial.........................................................................16 STX O Set Start of Print Position ...................................................................16 STX o Cycle Cutter........................................................................................16 STX P Character Dump Mode .......................................................................16 STX p Controlled Pause ................................................................................17 STX Q Clear All Modules................................................................................17 STX q Clear Module ......................................................................................17 STX R Ribbon Saver On/Off ..........................................................................18 STX r Select Reflective Sensor.....................................................................18 STX S Set Feed Rate ....................................................................................18 STX T Printhead Dot Pattern Test Label .......................................................18 STX t Test RAM Memory Module .................................................................19 STX U Label Format Field Replacement........................................................19 STX V Software Settings................................................................................20 STX v Print Firmware Version Information ....................................................20 ii STX W Request Memory Module Information.................................................21 STX w Test Flash Memory Module ................................................................21 STX X Set Default Module .............................................................................22 STX x Delete File from Module......................................................................22 STX Y Output Sensor Values ........................................................................23 STX y Select Font Symbol Set ......................................................................23 STX Z Print Internal Information ....................................................................24 STX z Pack Module.......................................................................................24 5.0 Extended-System Command Functions................................................................25 STX KC Get Configuration ...............................................................................26 STX Kc Configuration Set................................................................................27 STX Kd Set File as Factory Default .................................................................29 STX KE Character Encoding............................................................................30 STX KF Select Factory Defaults.......................................................................31 STX Kf Set Present Distance..........................................................................32 STX Kp Module Protection...............................................................................32 STX KQ Query Memory Configuration..............................................................33 STX Kq Query Memory Configuration (new format).........................................34 STX Kr Resettable Counter Reset ..................................................................35 STX KV Verifier Enable/Disable .......................................................................35 STX Kx Delete Configuration File ....................................................................35 6.0 Label-Formatting Command Functions .................................................................37 : Set Cut By Amount .............................................................................37 iii A Set Format Attribute ...........................................................................38 B Barcode Magnification ........................................................................39 C Set Column Offset Amount.................................................................39 c Set Cut By Amount .............................................................................40 D Set Dot Size Width and Height ...........................................................40 E Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print Label ............................41 e Recall Printer Configuration................................................................41 F Advance Font Attributes .....................................................................41 G Place Data in Global Register.............................................................42 H Enter Heat Setting ..............................................................................42 M Select Mirror Mode .............................................................................43 m Set Metric Mode..................................................................................43 n Set Inch Mode ....................................................................................43 P Set Print Speed ..................................................................................44 p Set Label Backup Speed ....................................................................44 Q Set Quantity Of Labels