Class Series II Programmer’s Manual Covers the following models: E-Class Mark II E-Class Mark III Basic and Advanced (Serial# 3xxxxxxx or earlier) A-Class / A-Class Mark II MP Compact4 Mark II M-Class Mark II H-Class I-Class Ex2 CG Times (based upon Times New Roman), CG Triumvirate, MicroType, and TrueType are trademarks of the AGFA Monotype Corporation. PCL, Intellifont, and HP Laser JetII are trademarks of the Hewlett Packard Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of the Apple Corporation. Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks of their respective companies. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Datamax-O’Neil Corporation. 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All rights reserved Copyright © 2013, Datamax-O’Neil Part Number 88-2341-01 Revision L Contents 1 Overview ................................................................................................. 1 Who Should Use this Manual ............................................................................... 1 The Scope of this Manual ..................................................................................... 1 General Conventions ............................................................................................ 3 Computer Entry and Display Conventions ............................................................ 3 Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................ 3 Special Instructions .............................................................................................. 4 Typical Data Flow Sequence ................................................................................ 4 2 Control Code Command Functions ........................................................... 9 Introduction ............................................................................................ 9 Attention-Getters .................................................................................................. 9 Alternate Control Code Modes ........................................................................... 10 3 Immediate Command Functions ............................................................ 11 Introduction .......................................................................................... 11 SOH # Reset ................................................................................................... 11 SOH * Reset ................................................................................................... 11 SOH A Send ASCII Status String ..................................................................... 12 SOH a Send ASCII Extended Status String .................................................... 12 SOH B Toggle Pause ....................................................................................... 13 SOH C Stop/Cancel ......................................................................................... 14 SOH D SOH Shutdown .................................................................................... 14 SOH E Send Batch Remaining Quantity .......................................................... 14 SOH e Send Batch Printed Quantity ................................................................ 15 SOH F Send Status Byte ................................................................................. 15 i 4 System-Level Command Functions ........................................................ 17 Introduction .......................................................................................... 17 STX A Set Time and Date ............................................................................... 17 STX a Enable Feedback Characters .............................................................. 18 STX B Get Printer Time and Date Information ................................................ 18 STX c Set Continuous Paper Length .............................................................. 19 STX E Set Quantity for Stored Label ............................................................... 19 STX e Select Edge Sensor ............................................................................. 20 STX F Form Feed ........................................................................................... 20 STX f Set Form Stop Position (Backfeed) ...................................................... 20 STX G Print Last Label Format........................................................................ 21 STX I Input Image Data ................................................................................. 21 STX i Scalable Font Downloading ................................................................. 22 STX J Set Pause for Each Label .................................................................... 23 STX K Extended System-Level Commands .................................................... 23 STX k Test RS-232 Port ................................................................................. 23 STX L Enter Label Formatting Command Mode ............................................. 23 STX M Set Maximum Label Length ................................................................. 24 STX m Set Printer to Metric Mode ................................................................... 24 STX n Set Printer to Imperial Mode ................................................................ 24 STX O Set Start of Print Position ..................................................................... 25 STX o Cycle Cutter ......................................................................................... 26 STX P Set Hex Dump Mode ........................................................................... 26 STX p Controlled Pause ................................................................................. 26 STX Q Clear All Modules ................................................................................. 27 STX q Clear Module ....................................................................................... 27 STX R Ribbon Saver Control .......................................................................... 27 STX r Select Reflective Sensor ...................................................................... 28 STX S Set Feed Speed ................................................................................... 28 STX T Print Quality Label ............................................................................... 28 STX t Test DRAM Memory Module ................................................................ 29 STX U Label Format String Replacement Field............................................... 29 STX V Software Switch Settings ..................................................................... 31 STX v Request Firmware Version .................................................................. 32 STX W Request Memory Module Information .................................................. 32 ii STX w Test Flash Memory Module ................................................................. 33 STX X Set Default Module .............................................................................. 33 STX x Delete File from Module ....................................................................... 34 STX Y Output Sensor Values .......................................................................... 35 STX y Select Font Symbol Set ....................................................................... 35 STX Z Print Configuration Label ..................................................................... 36 STX z Pack Module ........................................................................................ 36 5 Extended System-Level Command Functions ........................................ 37 Introduction .......................................................................................... 37 STX K Memory Configuration ......................................................................... 37 STX K}E Empty Sensor Calibration .................................................................... 38 STX K}M Manual Media Calibration ................................................................... 39 STX K}Q Quick Media Calibration ...................................................................... 39 STX KaR Read Data from RFID Tag .................................................................. 40 STX KaW Write Data to RFID Tag ..................................................................... 41 STX Kb Backfeed Time Delay ........................................................................... 41 STX KC Get Configuration ................................................................................. 42 STX Kc Configuration Set ................................................................................. 43 STX KD Database Configuration ..................................................................... 102 STX Kd Set File as Factory Default................................................................. 103 STX KE Character Encoding ........................................................................... 103 STX KF Select Factory Defaults .....................................................................