Control Sequences of the ND69 Printer
With the aid of a control sequence, i.e. a series of characters, a printing station, for ex-
ample, the document printing, can receive direct communications. The standard setting is
thus overridden, which means that you are able to set many print functions individually if
the standard values do not correspond to your requirements. Possible changes are,
among others, the selection of a different set of characters, the printing of graphics (lo-
gos), and the individualized activation of the various printing stations. You will see that it
is very simple to control the printer according to your own personal requirements. How-
ever, a precondition for proper use is the correct installation and/or configuration of the sy-
stem. In addition, you should be familiar with the operating system.
In the case of the bi-directional V.24 interface, all the status information can be called up
using the hardware and software protocols in the form of control commands (as with the
BEETLE/60 Compact POS System). Via this V.24 interface, it is possible to synchronize
the user software and the printing properties. This occurs with the aid of the ESC v con-
trol command.
The command set of the ND69 represents an upper quantity limit of command sets of the
BEETLE /60 and of the EPSON-TM930. The individual modes (BEETLE /60, ND69 and
EPSON- TM930) provide more ESC sequences than the individual printers permit, for ex-
ample, ESC c 6.
If the printer is operated via the Centronics interface (standard PC interface), only the
ESC sequences that expect no reply from the printer can be used. The error reports use
the signal connections: paper end, select and error connections. Please note that the
BEETLE /60 mode is not supported in connection with the Centronics-Interface.
The control sequences of the printer controller are based on the ESC/POS standard.
A table shows which of the available sequences are implemented in the ND69.
Control Sequences
Code
Function
Page
Mode
LF
Print and Line Feed
42
FF
Print and Document Transport
42
B E N
CR
Print and Carriage Return
43
HT
Horizontal Tabulating
44
Control Sequences
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