Paxar 9430RX, Programmer'S Manual

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2-4 Configuring the Printer
U s i n g t h e P o w e r - O f f T i m e r
The printer has a power-off timer to conserve battery life. After a specified
period of inactivity occurs, the printer goes into sleep mode.
The printer returns to normal mode when it starts receiving commands again,
but the countdown re-starts after every character received.
Before powering down, the printer sends AuXon then Xoff. See “Setting the
Communications Parameters” for descriptions of the dip switches and for
information about this feature.
Syntax
ESC-<cmdpt>-<digit1><digit2>-CR
ESC Starts the command language.
<cmdpt> Power-off timer command. Enter M .
<digit1><digit2> Number of seconds for the inactivity period.
Options:
0 to 9 . The first and second digits,
respectively, of the number of seconds to set the
inactivity period to. To disable the timer, set both
parameters to 0.
CR Carriage return.
NOTE: Be careful when using sleep mode with buffer mode. If there
is data in the print buffer when the printer goes into sleep
mode, you lose the data.
Example
ESC MC CR
Sets the inactivity period to the default (20 seconds).
Example
ESC M560 CR
Sets the inactivity period to 56 seconds.
Example
ESC M000 CR
Disables the power-off timer.