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Chapter 5 Printer Commands
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^A ^D Command
XX 95 Load User Defined Steps for Label to Advance: Used in conjunction with tag/tear
mode. This value, after print, will advance the label a user defined distance instead
of defaulting to the measure specified by the peel-and-dispense and tag/tear modes.
This printer feature accommodates special stock and special circumstances (very
small labels, label applicator, etc.). While the user may specify 64,000 steps, it is not
recommended that the number of steps create 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.
5.3.8 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 ^D2
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or ^B delimiter. These commands are
generally used when there is a format already loaded in RAM. They are used to edit that file in order
to print variations, often only the text in one field.
^A ^D Command
60 Clears command 61
XX 61 Mark Text Starting Position: ^A designates which text field to start entering new
data. This is useful for creating variable data fields after a string of fixed data fields.
^AXX^D61
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marks the text starting position, where XX is the text string number
where the new text will begin. If XX is a 2, the first line of new text entered following
a ^D2
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will overwrite text line two. If two new text strings are entered, the existing text
lines two and three will be over-written. If three new text strings are entered, the
existing lines two, three and four will be overwritten, and so forth.
62 Pre-padded Text: This command is sent after text that is to appear at the
beginning of each field. Text sent after this command will be appended to the pre-
padded text. This is useful, for example, if the first two numbers of a bar code are
always constant and only the new bar code numbers need to be sent. The printer
would automatically update the new bar code with the two fixed numbers. A ^D62
prevents existing text lines from being over-written. Any new text entered after a
^D62
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will be appended to the existing lines.
63 Text Mode Control: Allows entry of new text without a ^D2 and/or clears all text
when new text is added. The following ^AXX values have the following effects:
0 Disable 1 & 2.
1 Enable auto-print mode: New text entered after this command are recognized as text
lines and will overwrite existing text. The ^D2
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is not needed at the beginning of new
text.
2 Clear all previous text upon receiving new data. When 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 5.3.1).
3 Enable 1 & 2.
^A ^D Command
XX 64 Auto Print String Count: ^A tells the printer how many text strings to accept before
printing. Used in conjunction with ^A1^D63.