Printer User Manual

Changes take effect with the first character following the end of
header character } of the configuration packet. Each control
character must be unique and cannot appear anywhere else in
your packet, except within quotation marks. You can customize
the trailer characters to work with your host.
Wait two seconds for the new characters to
take effect before sending packets using the
new characters.
Use the following syntax for the control characters packet. Notice
all but the first parameter are within quotation marks.
Syntax
{
I
,E,"ANSI_cd","string1","string2"
p
}
E1. E Control Characters Packet
E2. "ANSI_cd" ~123 Start of header { (left bracket)
~044 Parameter , (comma)
separator
~034 Quoted strings " (quotes)
~124 Field separator
p
(pipe sign- use hex 7C)
~125 End of header } (right bracket)
~126 Data escape ~~ (double tilde)
character (optional)
def. ch. Immediate command character (optional).
Up to any 3 characters in the 0 to 255 decimal
range. The character must be defined before this
command can be used. The caret (~094) is
normally used.
NOTE: "ANSI_cd" includes seven separate parameters. The
first five parameters are required. The other
parameters are optional.
E3. "string 1" Terminator for status requests and ENQ requests. Up to any 3
characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range. The default is
"013". Sending "" disables this sequence.
E4. "string 2" Terminator for job requests and data uploads. Up to any 3
characters in the 0 to 255 decimal range. The default is none.
Sending "" disables this sequence.
Configuring the Printer
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