Chapter 5
Printer Commands
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^A
^D
COMMAND
21
Change SW1:
Software dip switch #1. The dip switches are the only commands
that do not use the ^A parameters. Instead, they use a ^AB sequence followed by
an 8 digit 0 or 1 code.
For example: ^AB10101011^D25
5
^AB10101011^D21
5
^D21
5
will configure the
printer for a text equivalent enquiry response, accept control codes, even parity,
disable parity, disable echo, 8 data bits and enable XON/XOFF flow control.
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^ABxxxxxxxx
*******.Q
1=XON/XOFF Enable, 0=Disable
******.)Q
1=8 Data Bits, 0=7 Data Bits
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1=Echo Enable, 0=Disable
****.)))Q
1=No Parity, 0=Enable Parity
***.))))Q
1=Odd Parity, 0=Even Parity
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1=Ignore Control Codes, 0=Accept
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Enquiry Response
00 = Control Codes
10 = Text Equivalent
11 = ^ Equivalent
Position:
1,2
Enquiry Response:
This determines what the printer will send back in response
to an enquiry. See chapter 5.
3
Control Codes:
This switch setting will allow or disallow printer response to
control codes (below 20h).
4
Parity:
Selects either even or odd parity error checking.
5
Enable Parity:
Enables or disables parity error checking.
6
Echo:
If this feature is enabled, the printer will echo all received characters to the
serial port.
7
Data Bits:
Choose 7 or 8 bit data.
8
XON/XOFF:
Enable or disable XON/XOFF software handshaking. Clear to Send
(CTS) hardware handshaking is always enabled.
