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470 Operators Manual

Command

118

Read Volatile User Memory:

The 470 will send the contents of the volatile

(320KB) user memory to the serial port.

List volatile graphic images and downloadable fonts

List volatile graphic images

List volatile downloadable fonts

119

Read Non-Volatile User Memory:

The 470 will send the contents of non-

volatile 192KB user memory to the serial port.

List non-volatile labels, graphics images and downloadable fonts.

List non-volatile labels

List non-volatile graphic images

List non-volatile downloadable fonts

9.2

DOWNLOADABLE FONT STRUCTURE

A downloadable font consists of a font descriptor block (header), a proportional character array
pointer table, a non-proportional character array pointer table, and the character pixel array.

NOTES:
- All words are in low-byte, high byte format.
- The maximum (before ASCII-HEX encryption) size is 128K bytes.

Character Header:

PARAMETER

SIZE

DESCRIPTION

Font name

18chr Text surrounded by quotes

ex. "Marin 12x8 "
All data following the font name should be in ASCII-HEX
format.

Words -

word

Number of words following this element. This is the word size of
the following data BEFORE it is encrypted into the ASCII-HEX
format.

First Char

byte

First character in font, ex. 20h

Last Char

byte

Last character in font, ex. 7Fh

Pitch

word

Pitch of packed characters, size of character pixel array
piers (see below)

Cell Height

word

Cell height of font

Summary of Contents for 470

Page 1: ...MICROCOM CORPORATION MODEL 470 DIRECT THERMAL THERMAL TRANSFER PRINTER OPERATOR S MANUAL Part Number 880010 0317 October 1995 Software Version 3 17 ...

Page 2: ...d LaserJet II are trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Comstar and I D Images are trademarks of Comstar Incorporated FastFont is a trademark of Page Technology Marketing Inc Other products names and brands are trademarks of their respective holders FastFont Typefaces are Copyright 1993 Page Technology Marketing Inc This manual is subject to change without notice Copyright 1994 1995 Microcom Corpo...

Page 3: ...7 2 4 FRONT PANEL KEYPAD AND STATUS DISPLAY 7 2 4 1 PRINT PAUSE KEY 8 2 4 2 FEED KEY 8 2 4 3 ON LINE KEY 9 2 4 4 ALPHA NUMERIC KEYS 9 2 5 MENU OPERATION 10 2 6 LOADING MEDIA 11 2 6 1 NORMAL AND TAG TEAR MODES 11 2 6 2 PEEL AND DISPENSE MODE 11 2 7 RIBBON SELECTION 12 2 8 PRINTHEAD SUPPORT ADJUSTMENT 12 2 9 CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS 12 CHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATIONS 13 3 1 CABLE PINOUT 13 3 2 PRINTER CABLES ...

Page 4: ...EAL TIME CLOCK 52 5 3 5 SERIAL NUMBER COMMANDS 54 5 3 6 LABEL HEADER COMMANDS 56 5 3 7 SAVED FORMAT FILE COMMANDS 57 5 3 8 LABEL PRESENCE SENSOR CONTROL 60 5 3 9 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDS 61 5 3 10 MISCELLANEOUS PRINTER COMMANDS 64 CHAPTER 6 LOADING GRAPHIC IMAGES 67 6 1 PROCEDURE FOR USING PCX2470 SOFTWARE 67 6 2 FORMAT OF GRAPHICS FILES 67 6 3 GRAPHIC IMAGE COMMAND SUMMARY 70 CHAPTER 7 BAR CODES 71 ...

Page 5: ...ITIONAL DOWNLOADABLE FONTS 89 11 4 WYSIWYG SOFTWARE PACKAGES 89 11 5 CLEANING KIT 89 APPENDIX A WARRANTY AND REPAIR PROCEDURES 90 APPENDIX B LABEL SAMPLES 91 POWER UP 91 LINES 92 POSTNET 92 BAR CODES 92 MIRROR 94 REVERSED PRINTING 95 ROTATIONS 95 FONTS 470 95 APPENDIX C SAMPLE BASIC PROGRAM 99 APPENDIX D QUICK REFERENCE COMMAND SUMMARY 100 APPENDIX E HARDWARE DIP SWITCHES 113 Index 114 ...

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Page 7: ...tions 31 Enquiry Responses 42 Clock Field Parameters 52 Graphic Terminating Codes 69 UPC Zero Reduction Format 71 Code 128 Special Function Access 73 List of Figures Front View 6 Rear View 6 Printer 7 Keypad Layout 8 Printer Feed Mechanism 11 Microcom Label 17 Label Header Parameters of a 4 X 3 Label 19 Four Graphic Images 34 Lines 36 Status Label 64 Bar code Rotations 74 UPC A Bar code 75 Bar cod...

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Page 9: ...ped Fonts bar codes and graphic images can be multiplied in size and printed in 0 90 180 270 degree rotations To offer even more flexibility our new scaleable or Vector fonts and lines can be rotated in one degree increments Once the labels are designed they can be stored in the 470 s memory for high speed printer access The 470 is capable of printing on most types of label stock or fax paper It o...

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Page 11: ... of 8 dots mm 0049 per dot and a print width of 832 dots 4 09 WYSIWYG software compatible Prints at speeds up to 8 ips reduced roll diameter may be necessary above 6 ips Large media supply rack allows roll size up to 10 inches OD Prints on die cut continuous fax or preprinted labels Prints on tag stock up to 6 0 mil thickness or 9 0 mill with factory adjustment Software controlled contrast adjustm...

Page 12: ...ts adjustable from 0 to 360 degrees Bit Mapped fonts and bar codes in 0 90 180 and 270 degrees 1 4 PRINTING Peel function strips label off of backing Tag tear mode advances label to the tear bar Batch mode printing User defined label advancement for special stock or application Label presence sensor allows printer to dispense at the operator s pace Label back up prevents wasted media in tag tear a...

Page 13: ... g 1 7 ENVIRONMENT Temperature 0 C to 40 C operating Humidity 10 90 non condensing 1 8 ELECTRICAL Voltage Switchable 100 110 120 220 240VAC nom 50 60 Hz Current 3 Amps maximum 100VAC 1 9 OPTIONS Cleaning Kit Assorted Printer Cables On screen label design PC software packages PCX to printer graphics conversion PC software PCX to downloadable bitmap PC software Downloadable fonts 1 10 APPROVALS UL C...

Page 14: ...LEFT SIDE COVER PAPER SUPPLY RACK PAPER SUPPLY HOLDER PAPER SUPPLY RIBBON VIEW WINDOW RIGHT PAPER SUPPLY RACK RACK THUMB SCREW LEFT PAPER SUPPLY RACK PAPER SUPPLY HOLDER PAPER LINE GUIDE POWER CORD POWER ENTRY MODULE POWER SWITCH SERIAL PORT PARALLEL PORT RIGHT SIDE COVER LEFT SIDE COVER Microcom 470 Printer Front View Figure 1 Microcom 470 Printer Rear View Figure 2 ...

Page 15: ...k Notice that the bent flanges point inward Using the thumbscrews provided attach the racks to the printer 2 3 INITIAL POWER UP Before connecting the printer to a power source verify that the voltage selector located on the rear of the printer is set correctly If not open the selection door and rotate the cylinder until the correct voltage is shown Plug the printer in and turn the power switch on ...

Page 16: ...he process of printing a predetermined quantity of labels see D73 section 5 3 pressing the PRINT PAUSE key will pause the printer Pressing the key again will allow the printer to continue the batch If the PRINT PAUSE key is depressed when the power is turned on the printer is put into test mode and a statistics and test label will be printed see D29 chapter 5 3 10 2 4 2 FEED KEY Pressing and holdi...

Page 17: ...d send an X OFF assuming X OFF has been enabled The printer will continue to receive characters until the buffer is full at which time any further characters will be ignored The Clear to Send signal is always low when OFF LINE 2 4 4 ALPHA NUMERIC KEYS The Alpha Numeric keys are used to modify formats and input variable data into the printer The unshifted characters are 0 through 9 and the period T...

Page 18: ...Press to accept current option Press to exit cancel current menu option Press to print current label Press to advance paper and ribbon if in transfer mode Variable Data Entry Press to input a 1 Press then to input an A Press then then to input a B Press then then then to input a C Press then to input a space Press or to scroll left or right through entry ...

Page 19: ...nce the ribbon has been loaded 2 6 1 NORMAL AND TAG TEAR MODES Place the label supply shaft and stock onto the wire rack Raise the print head with the lift lever and insert the paper with the thermally sensitive side up Follow the loading diagram and thread the paper through the printer and under the print head Lower the head lift lever and you are ready to print 2 6 2 PEEL AND DISPENSE MODE Follo...

Page 20: ...eeks whichever occurs first The printer should also be cleaned whenever you run out of label stock Proper cleaning assures that any adhesive that may come off the end of the previous roll is removed A Microcom cleaning kit part 040005 should be used for cleaning and maintaining a Microcom printer product It is important to note that optimum printhead life is achieved by cleaning the printer and pr...

Page 21: ...he parallel port configuration If serial RS 232 C communication is selected and XON XOFF hand shaking is used the only signals the 470 requires are the RXD TXD and GND signals If hardware CTS hand shaking is used a CTS signal is provided and an RTS signal is required XON XOFF may be disabled through software dip switch 1 see chapter 5 The other signals are offered in the event the host computer re...

Page 22: ... CABLES For parallel connection Use a standard 36 pin male Centronics to 25 pin male cable connected from the desired parallel port of the host computer to the 36 pin connector on the 470 For serial connection If your host computer has a 9 pin serial com port Use a 9 pin female to 9 pin male video extension cable pin 1 to pin 1 25 pin serial com port Use a standard 25 pin male to 9 pin male serial...

Page 23: ...r for the first time the easiest way to start is with a PC and a terminal emulation software program This will allow two way serial communication with the printer You will be able to quickly upload files and access label sizing and other features that will help considerably in formatting your first labels 4 2 1 PC CONNECTION SERIAL Items required A computer with at least one unused serial communic...

Page 24: ...en up loaded to the printer using a terminal emulation program or the DOS copy command To use the DOS copy command first use the DOS mode instruction to configure the PC For example MODE COM1 9600 N 8 1 P There are some special features offered by the 470 printer that will aid in label design For example the autosize command A2 D395 will provide most of the header format information needed to defi...

Page 25: ...mat as we break down the components of its structure See Figure 6 D575 4 812 609 205 1 100 40 4 1 45 2 100 60 17 1 45 3 100 100 5 1 65 3 100 150 5 16 2 305 D565 D25 EASY5 MICROCOM MAKES IT5 HELLO5 D35 A label format is coming Header information Field 1 information Field 2 information Field 3 information Field 4 information Select RAM Format Text Data is Coming Text String 1 Text String 2 Text Stri...

Page 26: ... print cycle Default is one copy See section 5 3 2 4 4 LABEL HEADER The header consist of eleven parameters These parameters contain information about the label It is not necessary to enter information for all of the parameters If a parameter is left blank then the default value will be used A carriage return must follow the label header parameters The value of measurement for many of the header e...

Page 27: ...igning Labels Using LDS 470 Operators Manual 19 FEED DIRECTION Y BEGINNING THIS IS 0 0 THIS IS THE WEB VALUE OR 12 DOTS THIS IS THE GAP VALUE OR 25 DOTS 125 MICROCOM Label Header Parameters of a 4 X 3 Label Figure 7 ...

Page 28: ...Specifies the height of the label in dots maximum of 4020 dots WEB WEB SIZE The width measured in dots of the webbing that is found on the left side of the label GAP GAP SIZE The height measured in dots of the gap between labels Autosizing See section 5 3 3 will define this value DPS PRINT SPEED The speed the printer prints a label Generally better print quality is obtained at lower print speeds T...

Page 29: ... 132 1 129 5 127 0 124 5 121 9 119 4 116 8 114 3 111 8 109 2 106 7 104 1 101 6 99 1 96 5 94 0 91 4 88 9 86 4 83 8 81 3 78 7 76 2 73 7 71 7 68 6 66 0 63 5 61 0 58 4 55 9 53 3 50 8 8 0 7 9 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 5 7 4 7 3 7 2 7 1 7 0 6 9 6 8 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 4 6 3 6 2 6 1 6 0 5 9 5 8 5 7 5 6 5 5 5 4 5 3 5 2 5 1 5 0 4 9 4 8 4 7 4 6 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 0 3 9 3 8 3 7 3 6 3 5 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 1 3 0 2 9 2 8 2 7 2 6 2...

Page 30: ... gap sensing is activated This value is usually defaulted It is not defaulted when using stock that contains pre print or gaps that may cause the gap detector to trigger incorrectly SPG NUMBER OF STEPS PAST GAP The number of steps to advance the label after detection of a label gap Use autosizing See section 5 3 3 to quickly evaluate this parameter for small stock It may also be necessary to adjus...

Page 31: ...second from Table 3 No entry for the LCB parameter means default value of 0 normal stock on backing paper The AGD could be defaulted This value was confirmed using the autosize command SPG could be defaulted This value was confirmed using the auto size function 5 5 A carriage return must follow the label header There were two parameters left that were not entered into the header OFX and OFY Becaus...

Page 32: ...integers TSN TEXT STRING NUMBER Determines from which text string the field obtains the data This allows for more than one field to use the same text string A TSN of 0 accesses the clock chip text string see section 5 3 4 A TSN of 1 accesses the first line of data A TSN of 2 accesses the second line of data and so forth Data is the text that follows a D25 command in a label layout XB X BEGINNING C...

Page 33: ...PC A UPC E Checksum Digit Printed 8 Non Volatile Downloadable Fonts 11 Volatile Downloadable Fonts 12 UPC A Bar code 13 UPC E Bar code SEND 11 DIGITS 14 UPC E Bar code SEND 7 DIGITS 15 Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar code 16 Code 3 of 9 Bar code 17 Text with UPC E Checksum and Extended Bars Added 20 EAN 13 Bar code 21 EAN 8 Bar code 22 Text with EAN 13 Checksum and Extended Bars Added 23 Text with EAN 8 Ch...

Page 34: ...rientation Height Y Direction in Dots Width X Direction in Dots Spacing Default Spacing Between Characters in Dots Font Type Font Descriptor Not Used Bitmapped Font Descriptions CGN Height Decender Width Spacing Font Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 7 7 9 9 12 16 15 18 19 19 27 27 38 38 40 9 12 15 20 25 25 35 35 30 30 3 5 7 5 7 9 10 12 10 15 15 21 21 30 30 20 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3...

Page 35: ...3 0123 0123 0123 0123 Table 5 These bar codes must be multiplied by 2 for a 80 ratio FO FIELD ORIENTATION This parameter defines the rotation of each field on the label The point of rotation is determined from the field justification If referencing a circular bar code field this parameter is used to define the inside white space diameter of the bar code 0 0 degrees normal rotation 90 90 degrees le...

Page 36: ...4 Centered on Y axis right of X coordinate 5 Centered on Y axis left of X coordinate Character Starting Positions Table 6 CMX CHARACTER MULTIPLIER X DIRECTION This parameter multiplies each character in the X direction A 5 high by 3 wide character with a CMX of 2 would produce a 5 high by 6 wide character CMY CHARACTER MULTIPLIER Y DIRECTION This parameter multiplies each character in the Y direct...

Page 37: ...clock fields AN ATTRIBUTE NUMBER If this parameter is set to a value of 1 the image will be printed as if reflected in a mirror If set to a 2 the field can be printed white on black If set to a 3 both mirror and white on black options will be selected A value of 0 is normal Bar codes can also be printed in a circular pattern by setting the value as follows TCI Value Effect 8 Full Circle 9 Upper Ha...

Page 38: ...er is X co ordinate 1 There is no X co ordinate 0 The X coordinate increases in size from left to right See Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coor...

Page 39: ...el VECTOR FONT FIELD JUSTIFICATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME 0 Left justified above base line 1 Right justified above base line 2 Left justified below base line 3 Right justified below base line 4 Centered above base line 5 Centered below base line CWX CHARACTER WIDTH X DIRECTION This parameter sets the width of each character in the X direction A value of 203 would produce a character approxi...

Page 40: ...ng 0123456789 A TSP of 5 and a CC character count of 2 would print 45 See section 5 3 4 for use of this parameter with clock fields AN ATTRIBUTE NUMBER If this parameter is set to a value of 1 the image will be printed as if reflected in a mirror If set to a 2 the field can be printed white on black If set to a 3 both mirror and white on black options will be selected A value of 0 is normal STK PE...

Page 41: ...wed from the front of the printer is X coordinate 1 There is no X coordinate 0 The X coordinate increases in size from left to right see Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer du...

Page 42: ... Images The following format will illustrate the use of a graphic image field See Figure 8 D575 2 831 14005 Header 1 1 400 300 7 15 Graphic 1 is 400 wide and 300 high 1 500 7 25 Graphic 2 uses default width and height D565 D35 Print Please note that the above format references two graphic images which have previously been sent and stored in the printer See Chapter 6 for information on loading grap...

Page 43: ...e increases in size from left to right see Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coordinate increases in size from the bottom to the top of the label ...

Page 44: ...ators Manual 36 WID PEN WIDTH This parameter will set the width of the pen used to draw the line MAKING LINES Program sample Lines D575 45 50 500 250 500 6 205 100 50 100 550 6 205 250 50 250 550 6 205 250 250 150 250 6 205 D565 D35 Lines Figure 9 ...

Page 45: ...nter is X coordinate 1 There is no X coordinate 0 The X coordinate increases in size from left to right see Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YB Y BEGINNING COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coor...

Page 46: ... is X coordinate 1 There is no X coordinate 0 The X coordinate increases in size from left to right see Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YC Y CENTER COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coordinate ...

Page 47: ... 0 The X coordinate increases in size from left to right see Figure 7 An XB of 203 would place the text one inch from the left side of the label YC Y CENTER COORDINATE The Y coordinate of the field is measured in dots A YB of one would be specified as the first edge of the label coming out of the front of the printer during a label print The Y coordinate increases in size from the bottom to the to...

Page 48: ...beginning XB 100 dots from left side of label 40 Y beginning YB 40 dots from bottom of label 4 Character Count CC of 4 characters the amount of characters in EASY 1 A TCI of 1 indicates that the data will appear on the label as text an ASCII string as opposed to for example a bar code 4 This CGN selection of 4 selects a font size of 7 dots high by 5 dots wide This is the size of each character in ...

Page 49: ...other caret 5 1 SPECIAL PRINTER CONTROL CODES The following control characters perform special functions All other control characters are ignored Some of these instructions are also accessible through a D sequence A Accumulator Mode Used to supply parameters for D commands These parameters must be positive integers and are generally decimal numbers but they can be binary if preceded by a ASCII B i...

Page 50: ... in the system and flags electrical and mechanical errors Enquiries can also be used to adjust the pace of the printer with that of the operator The 470 printer is capable of returning responses to enquiries in three different ways depending on how the machine is programmed see software dip switch 1 position 1 and 2 D21 Section 5 3 The text equivalent response returns a text string giving the stat...

Page 51: ... are grouped by function See the Quick Reference Command Summary in Appendix D for a listing by number Some commands can be substituted with equivalent control codes If this is the case there will be an equivalence statement in the description Example of command usage A3 D75 D35 This sequence will print a batch of three labels 5 3 1 SOFTWARE SWITCHES BATTERY BACKED COMMANDS The following commands ...

Page 52: ...sition 1 2 Enquiry Response This determines what the printer will send back in response to an enquiry See chapter 5 Table 9 for more details 3 Control Codes It is not acceptable in some applications to allow the printer to accept control codes ASCII characters below 20 hex because of the way the host computer interacts with the machine This switch setting will allow or disallow printer response to...

Page 53: ... Response If the printer has been reset and this switch has been enabled the printer will respond to the first poll by sending the RESTARTED message If additional enquiries are made the printer will respond normally The RESTARTED response is only issued once after reset 3 Line Feed Button Set to 1 the printer will not allow keypad use even for paper feed 4 Print Button If this is 0 the PRINT key a...

Page 54: ...sition 1 Piezo Sound If set to 1 the piezo is disabled 2 User Display If enabled the printer will display a programmable message instead of the factory default see D77 3 Response After Print If enabled an enquiry response will be sent back through the communications port after every print 4 Head Up Error If set to 1 head up error checking is disabled 5 Pulse Tone On Piezo If set to 1 the piezo is ...

Page 55: ...n printer power up Also see the A1 D38 command in section 5 3 2 2 Epson Similar Emulation Same as position 2 but prints in a 40 column format Also see the A2 D38 command in section 5 3 3 Blow hole Stock Enable this position when using blow hole or cut slot stock Stock that uses a hole instead of a gap to separate labels 4 Auto size on power up When enabled the printer automatically sizes the label...

Page 56: ...LCD line and the current time on the second LCD line 2 Not Used 3 Not Used 4 Auto Adjust for Black Line Darkness When set to 1 the 470 will automatically adjust the D91 setting to the correct value on power up 5 Not Used 6 Not Used 7 Auto Error Message Transmission When set to 1 all catastrophic error messages will automatically be sent to the serial port see Table 9 8 Not Used 26 Change SW6 Chang...

Page 57: ...e printing of a batch of labels This is usually the last command in a format file Equivalent to C 11 Print a Test Label Prints a label with diagonal lines that is useful in determining the condition of wear of the print head Equivalent to K 12 Print a Blank Label Equivalent to L XX 73 Load copies count Tells the printer to print a group of labels Will not increment serial numbers use a D75 This ca...

Page 58: ... delay between printed labels 5 3 3 AUTOSIZING AND VALID GAP COMMANDS The autosize feature gives important format file values for the label header These values are LSY Label height GAP Distance between labels AGD Steps until activating gap detector SPG Steps past gap D91 Value States transmissive properties of stock to the gap detector See D91 definition later in this section This value is obtaine...

Page 59: ...tead of on the screen XX 91 Load Value for Printer to See Valid Gap Obtained from the autosize D39 command This value states the translucent properties of stock to the gap detector This AXX D915 command should be at the beginning of all format files if suggested D91 value returned from autosize is not between 50 and 70 or the default value creates skipping over the label gap Skipping over the labe...

Page 60: ...W day of the week 1 SUN 2 MON 3 TUE 4 WED 5 THR 6 FRI 7 SAT The clock produces a string of text that is accessed through use of a TSN of 0 See Table 10 for definitions of field parameters The text string is shown below HH MM SS MM DD YY XXX DD MM YY XXX where xxx is the day of the week These values should be inserted into the Field parameters for proper clock text access Clock Field Parameters TSN...

Page 61: ...0 8 1 10 4 105 D565 D35 D575 3 6095 0 320 40 12 16 2 4 2 60 2 235 0 320 20 12 1 10 4 235 1 320 110 20 1 11 45 D565 D25 EUROPEAN DATE FORMAT5 D35 D575 3 6095 0 320 40 12 16 2 4 2 60 2 105 0 320 20 12 1 10 4 105 1 320 110 20 1 11 45 D565 D25 US DATE FORMAT5 D35 D575 3 6095 0 320 20 34 1 10 45 0 550 80 8 1 10 3 45 1 320 60 18 1 13 45 D565 D35 ...

Page 62: ... section 4 5 on text string numbers The A value states which serial number is selected XX 84 Select Stored Serial Number to decrement Tells the printer which stored serial number to decrement See section 4 5 on text string numbers The A value states which serial number is selected 85 Clear All Stored Serial Numbers This function will erase any serial numbers stored in memory XX 86 Load New Serial ...

Page 63: ...t 1 50 A1 D835 Tell printer to increment slot 1 D575 1 812 6095 Header 1 435 24 4 1 14 0 1 1 35 Field definition D56 D25 5 Reserve a space for the serialized field A1 D825 Tell printer to use slot 1 on TSN 1 1 D35 Print A sample program using multiple serial numbers A1 D865 Load 1000 into serial number slot 1 1000 A2 D865 Load 2000 into serial number slot 2 2000 A1 D875 Load step value of 50 for s...

Page 64: ...e label height for all following formats to 5 inches A D Command 40 Clear Commands 41 51 Returns header values to default XX 41 Load number of fields in layout HFM A determines number of fields XX 42 Load label width in dots LSX A indicates the width XX 43 Load label height in dots LSY A defines the height XX 44 Load web size in dots WEB A specifies the web size XX 45 Load gap size in dots GAP A d...

Page 65: ...a single non volatile format 1 32 and open the slot for a new file Section 5 3 8 USAGE To save a file in memory first send the D59 command This indicates to the printer that a format file is following and should be placed in the first available slot Note If the slot number of the format is critical the printer can be instructed to put the format in a specific slot be sending A slot D595 After the ...

Page 66: ... If you are using a terminal or terminal utility the file will be sent to your screen Sample files File 1 initiates the save format file memory and downloads saved format file 1 File 1 includes all the fixed data on the label File 2 is the file that initiates processing of file 1 and includes all variable data for the format File 2 also prints the label File 3 shows how a second saved format would...

Page 67: ...4 PRINTS 3 79 204963403795 D35 File 3 A2 D595 sample 2 D575 4 620 161 18 35 73 35 1 120 110 50 1 115 2 120 80 70 1 105 3 120 60 70 1 105 4 120 40 70 1 105 D565 ESC File 4 A2 D585 D25 MICROCOM CORPORATION5 8333 A GREEN MEADOWS DR N 5 WESTERVILLE OH 430815 614 548 62625 D35 ...

Page 68: ...he D95 command There are three modes of operation 0 Disable tag tear operation 1 Advance after every label Causes the paper to be advanced to the perforation after every label is printed As soon as the label is taken the paper is backed up to the beginning of the next label This mode forces the printer and computer to operate at the speed of the operator 2 Advance after copies count Causes the pap...

Page 69: ...te a situation where the entire label is back fed into the printer This may create labels jamming in the printer when the back edge of the label meets the print head unit 5 3 9 TEXT STRINGS COMMANDS The following commands support special editing features that allows the positioning of new text protects existing text and enters text without using the D25 delimiter These commands are generally used ...

Page 70: ...n one or more characters of new text is entered the existing text area will be erased in its entirety The printer can be programmed to enter this mode automatically upon power up by setting position 7 of software dip switch 2 See D21 section 5 3 3 Enable 1 2 XX 64 Auto Print String Count A tells the printer how many text strings to accept before printing Used in conjunction with A1 D635 When the p...

Page 71: ...888888888888888888885 999999999999999999999999999999999999995 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA5 A3 D635 A5 D645 A6 D615 clear any old settings clear any old settings center label on print head load new format mode header format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info format file info for...

Page 72: ...etable while the total labels and total inches counters are not Printed inches and printed labels are reset using the D29 command see section 5 3 The power up label contains other useful information including the unit serial number power on hours previous serial parameters not the default parameters caused by executing creating a status label and the software revision number The switch bank settin...

Page 73: ...tructs the printer to operate similar to an Epson printer with an 80 column format There is also an Epson similar emulation on power up feature as explained in section 5 3 1 The following A parameters define mode of operation 1 40 column Epson similar emulation 2 80 column Epson similar emulation The following commands function as defined by the Epson FX 86e printer specifications All other comman...

Page 74: ...ol Code Recognition Status Some mainframe mini computer and special purpose computers cannot send ASCII characters under 20 hex or send these numbers for reasons other than 470 operation spooler initialization etc In order to maintain proper flow control the 470 printer will ignore everything under 20 hex if so directed There is also an battery backed ram dip switch see section 5 3 that will enabl...

Page 75: ... FILES This information is made available to companies that may need to convert other graphic formats to the 470 format A compressed image consists of an Image Descriptor Block followed by the Modified Hamming encoded image Image Descriptor Block Encoding Method word 1 for Modified Hamming Width word width of image in dots Height word height of image in dots Length word length of encoded image in ...

Page 76: ...01010101 14 110100 00000111 46 00000101 000001010110 15 110101 000011000 47 00001010 000001010111 16 101010 0000010111 48 00001011 000001100100 17 101011 0000011000 49 01010010 000001100101 18 0100111 0000001000 50 01010011 000001010010 19 0001100 00001100111 51 01010100 000001010011 20 0001000 00001101000 52 01010101 000000100100 21 0010111 00001101100 53 00100100 000000110111 22 0000011 00000110...

Page 77: ...00000010011 832 011010010 0000001001101 2112 000000010100 000000010100 896 011010011 0000001110010 2176 000000010101 000000010101 960 011010100 0000001110011 2240 000000010110 000000010110 1024 011010101 0000001110100 2304 000000010111 000000010111 1088 011010110 0000001110101 2368 000000011100 000000011100 1152 011010111 0000001110110 2432 000000011101 000000011101 1216 011011000 0000001110111 24...

Page 78: ...he number of free bytes to the serial port i e 327680 117 Clear Volatile User Memory A selects which sections of memory to clear 0 Clear all volatile user memory 1 Clear only graphic images in volatile user memory 2 Clear only downloadable fonts in volatile user memory 118 Read Volatile User Memory The 470 will send the contents of the volatile 320KB user memory to the serial port 0 Send list of g...

Page 79: ...rsion E UPC E send 11 digits TCI 13 The UPC E bar code is primarily used in the supermarket industry to label small packages The bar code algorithm uses a zero suppression routine to reduce certain 11 digit UPC A bar codes to only 6 numeric digits and a conversion type numeric digit The following chart illustrates how 11 digits are reduced to only 6 Note When using TCI 13 the printer requires the ...

Page 80: ...9 all upper case letters and the characters and space Although most specifications require a specific inter character spacing Code 39 will allow custom inter character spacing as long as the maximum does not exceed the timeout zone of the intended scanning equipment Modified Plessey MSI 1 TCI 24 MSI is primarily used on retail self labels It is a low density and numeric only bar code due to the am...

Page 81: ... subset C and contain the character function 1 The following format example illustrates how this is done D575 1 8325 1 100 200 30 41 2 1005 D565 D25 9 612345678905 D35 Codabar Rationalized Codabar TCI 42 The Codabar bar code is typically used to identify air shipping containers library items and blood information It can encode the characters 0 through 9 ABCD and four different start stop character...

Page 82: ...roduced Of course this will not be picked up by scanners Multiply the Y co ordinate to the proper height For example Multiply the Y co ordinate CMY by 203 to create a one inch tall bar code If the bar code is in a ladder or vertical orientation 90 and 270 degrees multiply CMY for width and CMX for bar code length It may be necessary to slightly adjust the contrast window and or adjust the print sp...

Page 83: ... calculated check digit s to text lines To design with these TCI s select a text character generator number and multiply as with any other text field Place this field underneath the MSI bar code TCI 3 works in this same way but for UPC A bar codes All other bar code human readables only require a text TCI of 1 a user selectable text character generator and text positioning under the desired bar co...

Page 84: ...Barcodes Chapter 7 470 Operators Manual 76 UPC A HR W O CHKSUM5 012345678905 EAN13 0123456789015 EAN8 01234565 UPC E 001234000055 UPC E 101234000055 D35 ...

Page 85: ...creased by sending the AXXX D139 command XXX 0 to 255 dots Reverse video text can also be produced by manually placing a black box under the text field by using the line filled rectangle or any other image Note text can be printed over text to produce some interesting effects as shown below If text is printed on top of the black background and the white on black option in the text field descriptor...

Page 86: ...llow and shadow 1 20 480 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9 1 0 205 fields Note shadowed fields are the 1 20 480 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9 1 2 055 same as hollowed simply shifted X Y 2 20 330 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9 1 0 225 SHADOW using 22dot wide pen 2 18 332 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9 1 2 145 SHADOW using 14 dot wide pen and AN 2 2 20 180 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9 1 0 245 Note the shifted X Y coordinates above 2 17 183 9 4 1 0 0 90 100 9...

Page 87: ... non volatile downloadable fonts and 11 for volatile downloadable fonts The CGN refers to the actual downloaded font to be used either 1 8 or 1 16 The following is a list of commands referring to downloadable font functions A D Command XX 110 Clear Single Non Volatile Downloadable Font A select which font will be erased 1 8 XX 111 Load Non Volatile Downloadable Font A selects which slot 1 8 to pla...

Page 88: ...downloadable font consists of a font descriptor block header a proportional character array pointer table a non proportional character array pointer table and the character pixel array NOTES All words are in low byte high byte format The maximum before ASCII HEX encryption size is 128K bytes Character Header PARAMETER SIZE DESCRIPTION Font name 18chr Text surrounded by quotes ex Marin 12x8 All dat...

Page 89: ...r case character pointer array values Character Pointer Table PARAMETER SIZE DESCRIPTION Pier Offset word Offset in bits from the start of a pier to the character data Kerning byte Offset in dots from the left edge of the cell to the left edge of the character image Descent byte Offset in dots from the bottom of the character cell in the font to the baseline of the destination character cell Image...

Page 90: ...ast character in font unsigned short pitch pitch of packed characters unsigned short cell_hgt cell height of font unsigned char def_char default character ex unsigned char fill filler byte always 0 unsigned short LCC offset to first character tier unsigned short noff offset to nonproportional pointer tbl Mic_ras Pointer table typedef struct _Mic_pnt unsigned short LLC0 bit offset from LCC to chara...

Page 91: ...ters long Display and output operations are done on specified text segments and fields Therefore AX D61 and AX D65 are important commands to point out to the appropriate field or text segments before performing operations 10 1 SEGMENT FIELD AND OP BUFFER COMMANDS A D Command XX 65 Load Text Segment Number Valid range is 1 to 32 140 Load Immediate Data to Text Segment Data must be surrounded by quo...

Page 92: ... after the status word It displays a string in the first line of the LCD display The input accepted is determined by the status word To use this function send D1215 STRING 5 122 Buffer Prompt Load buffer mode prompting information This data must be terminated by a W XX 123 Load Number of Times XX is the number of iterations of the prompting cycle Special Notes about prompting While in prompt mode ...

Page 93: ...t mode 0 Exit 0 Place keyboard entry in current text field Not Used 1 Exit prompt mode when done 1 Print after current prompt is processed 1 Load keyboard input into copies count Not Used STATUS WORD 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ABxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1 Blank display after 1st keyboard character 1 Displays preprogrammed Redo label New Label 1 Request input for serial number field 1 Exit pr...

Page 94: ...21 1234567899 would be redefined to 987654321 123456790 before any calculation is performed The 470 floating point calculator does accept signed entry Example 23 45 In multiplication if the answer overflows the 9 digit maximum on whole numbers and fractions the answer is indeterminate Division will round all fractional answers to 9 places if necessary All calculator operations are performed on the...

Page 95: ...qual to the range prompting continues If the number is below or above the range the prompt is recycled Range checking can be performed on signed numbers A range must be loaded into a range buffer and the prompt status word 2 bit position 12 must be set to a one to activate range checking A D Command 152 Load Range into Range Buffer The floating point low range and high range must be separated by a...

Page 96: ...11011111 D1205 Set up Control Word 1 AB0000000000000001 D1245 Set up Control Word 2 D1215 This command loads prompt in line1 Enter COMPANY 5 This is the actual prompt string A2 D615 Start of 2nd prompt AB0000101011011111 D1205 The following is in the same AB0000000000000001 D1245 format as the above The only D1215 difference is the selected text Enter ADDRESS 5 field A3 D615 Start of 3rd prompt AB...

Page 97: ... UTILITY JET2470 EXE This PC software program converts LaserJet II compatible fonts to the Microcom MSF format Converted fonts may be stored in volatile or non volatile memory for future use See chapter 9 for more information on downloadable fonts 11 3 ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADABLE FONTS Microcom caries a full line of typefaces which can easily be downloaded by the user Up to 8 fonts may be stored in pe...

Page 98: ... products including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The stated warranties and remedies are in lieu of all other warranties obligations or liabilities on the part of the seller for Any damages including but not limited to special indirect or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the sale use or performance of the products PRINTER R...

Page 99: ...0 4 1 0 0 15 20 4 1 0 25 16 450 120 50 4 1 0 0 15 20 4 1 0 45 17 610 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 20 4 1 0 25 18 630 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 30 4 1 0 25 19 650 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 40 4 1 0 25 20 670 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 50 4 1 0 25 21 690 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 40 4 1 0 25 22 710 120 1 4 1 0 0 15 30 4 1 0 25 23 730 120 2 4 1 0 0 15 20 4 1 0 25 055 530 225 360 5 75 400 180 772 180 6 35 400 300 772 300 6 35 400 180 400 300 6 35 77...

Page 100: ...3 323 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 7 83 243 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 8 30 462 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 9 30 403 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 10 30 343 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 11 30 283 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 12 30 223 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 13 30 163 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 14 30 103 1 1 14 0 0 1 1 1 1 05 200 550 500 550 5 205 220 410 520 410 6 205 200 100 500 260 5 155 220 260 520 100 5 155 D56 D25 ROUND LINES5 SQUARE LIN...

Page 101: ... 1 290 30 7 4 1 0 0 27 30 3 1 0 55 2 205 100 9 43 2 0 0 3 805 2 317 71 9 1 10 0 0 1 15 D56 D25 CODE 935 1234567895 D35 D575 3 800 200 18 0 80 0 05 1 110 20 18 4 1 0 0 27 30 3 1 0 55 2 245 100 10 15 3 0 0 3 805 2 291 65 10 1 10 0 0 1 15 D56 D25 INTERLEAVED 2 OF 55 1234567895 D35 D575 3 800 200 18 0 80 0 05 1 230 20 10 4 1 0 0 27 30 3 1 0 55 2 250 90 10 15 3 0 0 3 805 2 277 65 10 1 10 0 0 1 15 D56 D...

Page 102: ...0 0 05 1 212 28 15 4 1 0 0 27 30 3 1 0 55 2 212 100 11 24 2 0 0 1 805 2 281 71 20 1 10 0 0 1 15 D56 D25 MSI PLESSEY5 123456789015 D35 D575 3 800 200 18 0 80 0 05 1 288 31 8 4 1 0 0 27 30 3 1 0 55 2 160 100 11 36 2 0 0 2 805 2 290 71 10 1 10 0 0 1 15 D56 D25 POSTNET5 4308194435 D35 MIRROR D575 9 831 6505 7 256 560 30 4 1 0 0 35 50 1 1 0 55 7 256 560 30 4 1 180 0 35 50 1 1 1 55 1 21 380 30 4 1 0 0 7...

Page 103: ...45 1 282 559 10 4 1 90 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 364 550 10 4 1 113 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 420 510 10 4 1 135 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 465 457 10 4 1 157 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 481 387 10 4 1 180 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 472 305 10 4 1 203 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 433 244 10 4 1 225 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 375 200 10 4 1 248 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 302 185 10 4 1 270 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 227 191 10 4 1 293 0 15 20 3 1 0 45 1 169 231 10 4 1 3...

Page 104: ...T 12 18X105 FONT 13 40X155 FONT 14 40X205 FONT 19 OCR A5 D35 D575 5 620 4415 1 100 40 12 1 105 5 100 62 3 1 10 85 4 100 84 3 1 10 45 3 100 106 3 1 10 25 2 100 128 3 1 105 D565 D25 X MULTIPLIER5 1X5 2X5 4X5 8X5 D35 D575 5 620 4415 1 100 40 12 1 105 5 100 62 3 1 10 85 4 100 168 3 1 10 45 3 100 226 3 1 10 25 2 100 260 3 1 105 D565 D25 Y MULTIPLIER5 1Y5 2Y5 4Y5 8Y5 D35 ...

Page 105: ...55 CHARACTER SPACING 105 CHARACTER SPACING 205 D35 D575 9 620 4415 1 320 30 11 1 10 45 2 320 120 11 1 10 45 2 320 137 1 16 2 4 2 40 25 3 487 254 11 1 10 3 45 3 470 254 2 16 2 3 4 40 2 25 4 320 387 11 1 10 1 45 4 320 370 3 16 2 1 4 2 40 25 5 160 254 11 1 10 2 45 5 177 254 3 16 2 2 4 40 2 25 D565 D25 ROTATIONS5 0 DEGREES5 90 DEGREES5 180 DEGREES5 270 DEGREES5 D35 D575 1 620 441 1005 1 100 100 13 1 1...

Page 106: ...Label Samples Appendix B 470 Operators Manual 98 D575 1 620 441 1005 1 100 100 15 1 135 D565 D25 Y OFFSET OF 1005 D35 ...

Page 107: ... DN OF TD 62 ND LEN D 63 INPUT Comment 1 C1 64 C1 LEFT C1 50 REM Limit comment to 50 characters 68 C1 LEN C1 66 INPUT Comment 2 C2 67 C2 LEFT C2 50 REM Limit comment to 50 characters 68 C2 LEN C2 84 PRINT 1 A3 D97 REM Tag mode 3 85 PRINT 1 D57 REM format following 90 PRINT 1 6 REM label header 95 PRINT 1 1 150 5 D 1 6 REM fields 100 PRINT 1 2 530 5 ND 1 6 110 PRINT 1 3 320 110 DT 1 13 4 115 PRINT ...

Page 108: ... STK 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 The following is a list of GRAPHIC IMAGE field mnemonics and their default values XB YB GW GH TCI CGN 1 1 7 The following is a list of ROUND LINE field mnemonics and their default values XB YB XE YE TCI WID 1 1 1 1 5 1 The following is a list of SQUARE LINE field mnemonics and their default values XB YB XE YE TCI WID 1 1 1 1 6 1 The following is a list of FILLED RECT...

Page 109: ...ar code SEND 7 DIGITS 15 Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar code 16 Code 3 of 9 Bar code 17 Text with UPC E Checksum and Extended Bars Added 18 Filled Oval 19 Framed Oval 20 EAN 13 Bar code 21 EAN 8 Bar code 22 Text with EAN 13 Checksum and Extended Bars Added 23 Text with EAN 8 Checksum and Extended Bars Added 24 MSI 1 Plessey 25 MSI 2 Plessey 26 MSI 3 Plessey 28 Text with MSI Checksum Added Type 1 29 Text w...

Page 110: ... Equivalent to K 12 Print a Blank Label Equivalent to L 16 Clear Non Volatile User Memory 0 Clear ALL non volatile user memory 1 Clear ALL non volatile format files 2 Clear ALL non volatile graphics files 3 Clear ALL non volatile downloadable fonts 21 Change SW1 Software dip switch 1 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 ABxxxxxxxx 1 XON XOFF Enable 0 Disable 1 Menu System Disable 0 Enable 1 Echo Enab...

Page 111: ... Enable 0 Disable 1 Line Feed Button Disable 0 Enable 1 RESTARTED Response Enable 0 Disable 1 Clear Text Enable 0 Disable 23 Change SW3 Software dip switch 3 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 ABxxxxxxxx Not Used 1 Temp in Fahrenheit 0 Celsius 1 Ribbon Break Sensor Disable 0 Enable 1 Pulse Tone On Piezo 0 Continuous 1 Head Up Error Disable 0 Enable 1 Response After Print Enable 0 Disable 1 User Dis...

Page 112: ...2345678 ABxxxxxxxx Not Used 1 Enable Auto Error Message Transmission Not Used Not Used Auto Adjust for Black Line Darkness Not Used Not Used 1 Disable Name Time When Idle 0 Enable 26 Change SW6 Software dip switch 6 Below is the AB sequence 12345678 ABxxxxxxxx Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used ...

Page 113: ...ort The output is standard ASCII and in the format Hours Min Sec For example 12 38 59 32 Soft Reset Restores printer to power up settings Also used to set the battery backed ram fields in memory Section 5 3 33 Display Model and Revision Number 34 Automatic Daylight Savings Time Adjustment 0 Disable 1 Enable 35 Contrast Window Adjust A value from 60 to 140 in increments of 1 XX 36 Adjust Contrast B...

Page 114: ...oad print speed DPS Preceded by A XX 47 Load label control byte LCB Preceded by A XX 48 Load number of steps to activate gap detector AGD Preceded by A XX 49 Load number of steps past gap SPG Preceded by A XX 50 Load X direction offset OFX Preceded by A XX 51 Load Y direction offset OFY Preceded by A XX 54 Send Non Volatile Format File to Serial Port A selects which the file to be sent 1 32 Sectio...

Page 115: ...ormat and open the slot for a new file Section 5 3 8 67 24 Hour Date Format 0 24 hour format 1 12 hour format 70 Clock Chip Initialization Non Destructive initialization of battery backed clock functions This command should be sent whenever the clock chip is replaced or erratic clock operation exist X 71 Clear Single Non Volatile Graphic This command will clear a single Non Volatile graphic file a...

Page 116: ...ters allowed 80 Disable all serial numbering XX 81 Disable Single Serial Number Field Will disable an individual serial number field XX 82 Enable Single Serial Number Field Will recall a stored serial number 1 16 and place it into an individual serial number field on the label XX determines the stored serial number slot to be recalled The TSN Text String Number is selected by following the AXX D82...

Page 117: ...rinter DRAM Printer will respond by sending a PASS or FAIL message out communications port 93 Load Control Code Recognition Status 0 Enable control code recognition 1 Disable control code recognition 94 Send Non Volatile User Memory Available The printer will send the number of free bytes to the serial port i e 192480 XX 95 Load User Defined Steps for Label to Advance XX 96 Load Advance Delay A sp...

Page 118: ...User Memory The 470 will send the contents of the volatile 320KB user memory to the serial port 0 Send list of graphic images and downloadable fonts 1 Send list of graphic images 2 Send list of downloadable fonts 119 Read Non Volatile User Memory The 470 will list the contents of non volatile 192KB user memory to the serial port 0 List non volatile labels graphics images and downloadable fonts 1 L...

Page 119: ...rks Example form D1415 string 5 142 Load Immediate Data to Operational Buffer Data must be surrounded by quotation marks Example form D1425 string 5 143 Load Field to Operational Buffer 144 Load Text Segment to Operational Buffer 145 Append Operational Buffer to Text Segment 146 Load Operational Buffer to Text Segment 148 Clear Operational Buffer Data 149 Clear Field Data 150 Clear Text Segment Da...

Page 120: ... trailing 0 s are added to the fraction If smaller than the current decimal place the fraction is rounded to the desired decimal place X 154 Do Addition on Operational Buffer X 155 Do Subtraction on Operational Buffer X 156 Do Multiplication on Operational Buffer X 157 Do Division on Operational Buffer X 158 Pad Floating Point Whole Number This command will pad the floating point whole number with...

Page 121: ...arity 1 Enable Parity 0 Odd Parity 1 Even Parity 0 8 Data Bits 1 7 Data Bits Baud Rate Select 000 300 Baud 100 600 Baud 010 1200 Baud 110 2400 Baud 001 4800 Baud 101 9600 Baud 011 19200 Baud 111 38400 Baud Hard Switch 2 12345678 xxxxxxxx 0 Normal 1 Terminate Transmit Line 0 Normal 1 Terminate Receive Line 0 485 1 422 0 Address Bit 4 0 Address Bit 3 0 Address Bit 2 0 Address Bit 1 0 Address Bit 0 ...

Page 122: ...s 17 Character Multiplier X Direction 28 Character Multiplier Y Direction 28 Character Spacing 28 31 71 72 97 CLEANING 10 12 Cleaning Instructions 12 Cleaning Kit 5 12 89 90 Clear Text 45 63 84 103 111 Clock 24 29 30 32 52 53 105 107 Contrast 3 49 65 74 105 Control Codes 16 41 43 44 62 102 Default Label 8 66 106 Electrical 5 42 Emulation 4 15 16 47 65 103 105 Enquiries 3 42 45 Environment 5 Epson ...

Page 123: ...inting Commands 49 Repair 90 Reset 45 64 65 105 Resolution 1 3 Reverse Video 77 111 Revision Number 64 65 90 105 Serial Number 49 50 54 55 64 85 90 107 109 Serial Port 13 48 54 57 58 64 70 79 80 85 105 106 109 111 Speed 1 15 16 20 21 23 56 60 65 74 106 Status Display 7 Status Label 64 Text Conversion Identifier 25 30 33 35 37 39 101 Text Starting Position 29 32 61 85 107 Text String Number 24 30 5...

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