Epson C82314*, User Manual

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COMMAND 55: CUSTOM USER STRINGS
Allows a coax user to define up to six custom user strings, of up to 25 bytes
each, which are stored in the memory of the interface card and sent to the
printer whenever the “two-letter delimiter, letter U, and number of the string’
appears in the text of the document, i.e. &%U3.
VALUE DESCRIPTION
0
Following the value number, insert a parenthesis, followed by
to
the ASCII hex bytes included in the user string, and then a
5
parenthesis to end.
NOTES: To aid in readability, a single space is allowed between hex bytes but
is not included in the string.
The strings could specify a special font selection command or other
custom command to be sent directly to the printer.
This command, if placed as the first printable data at the top of the
page (position 1, line 1), will be sent to the printer prior to the data.
To change a custom user string, simply input the new custom user
string values. The entire old string is automatically erased.
To delete a custom user string from the NV memory, simply put
nothing between the parentheses.
EXAMPLES: &%Z55,3(1 B01)
Defines the &%U3 custom user string to
send an "ESC and SOH" (1B and 01 hex) to
the printer. This is the Epson Double-
Width, One Line, ON command.
&%Z55,4(OF)
Defines the &%U4 custom command to
send "SI" (shift in, OF hex) to the printer
wherever the &%U4 command appears in
the text. This turns ON the Epson
condensed printing.
&%Z55,5(12) Defines the &%U5 custom command to
send "DC2" (Device Control 2, 12 hex) to
the printer. This is the Epson condensed
printing OFF command.
&%Z55,1( )
Deletes from NV memory any hex string
that had been previously defined for the
&%U1 custom command.
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