
Thermal Printer Technical Manual
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GS g 2 m nL nH Transmit maintenance counter
[Name]
Transmit maintenance counter
[Format]
ASCII
GS
g
2
m nL nH
Hex
1D
67
32 m nL nH
Decimal
29
103
50 m nL nH
[Range]
m =0
(nL + nH × 256) = 20, 21, 50, 70, 148, 149, 178, 98
(nL = 20, 21, 50, 70, 148, 149, 178, 198 , nH = 0)
[Description]
Transmit the value of the maintenance counter specified by (nL + nH × 256).
nL + nH × 256
Maintenance counter [Units]
Kind of counter
Hex
Decimal
14
20
Number of line feeds. [Lines]
Resettable (can be
reset)
15
21
Number of times head is energized.
[Times]
32
50
Number of auto cutter operations.
[Times].
46
70
Duration
of
printer
operation.
[Hours].
94
148
Number of line feeds. [Lines]
Cumulative
95
149
Number of times head is energized.
[Times]
B2
178
Number of auto cutter operations.
[Times].
C6
198
Duration
of
printer
operation.
[Hours].
[Notes]
The maintenance counter values are measurements; therefore, their values will be affected by
the timing of errors and how and when the power is turned off.
When this command is transmitted, the data following must not be transmitted until the status is
received.
[Reference]
GS g 0
FS ! n Set print mode(s) for Chinese characters
[Name]
Set print mode(s) for Chinese characters
[Format]
ASCII
FS
!
n
Hex
1C
21
n
Decimal
28
33
n
[Range]
0 ≤ n ≤ 255
[Description]
Set the print mode for Chinese characters, using n as follows:
Bit
0/1
Hex
Decimal
Function
0
0
00
0
Chinese Font A(24 × 24)
1
01
1
Chinese Font B (16 × 16)
1
Undefined.
2
0
00
0
Double-width mode is OFF.
1
04
4
Double-width mode is ON.