SATO CX Series manual Printing with the RS232 Port

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50

LPRINT E$;"Q1";

Instructs the printer to print

 

 

one label.

60

LPRINT E$; “Z”;

Tells the printer that the last

 

 

command has been sent. The

 

 

printer can now create and

 

 

print the job.

Printing with the RS232 Port

5

REM RS232 Example

Identifies the program as a

 

 

RS232 port print label. The

 

 

“REM” prevents this data from

 

 

being sent to the printer and

 

 

displays it only on the screen.

10

E$=CHR$(27)

Sets the “E$” string as an

 

 

<ESC> character.

20 OPEN “COM1:9600,N,8,1,CS,DS” AS #1

Opens the COM1 port for out-

 

 

put and sets the parameters as

 

 

9600 baud, No parity, 8 Data

 

 

bits, 1 Stop bit and instructs

 

 

the port to ignore the CTS and

 

 

DSR control signals.

30

PRINT #1,CHR$ (2);

Sends an <STX> (ASCII Code

 

 

a decimal “2”) to the printer

 

 

instructing it to prepare to

 

 

receive a message.

40

PRINT #1,E$;"A";

Sends an “<ESC>A” com-

 

 

mand code to Print Port #1

 

 

opened by statement 20

 

 

above.

50PRINT #1, E$;"H400";E$;"V100";E$;"WL0SATO"; Sends the data “SATO” to be to be placed 400 dots horizon- tally and 100 dots vertically on the label and printed in the “WL” font.

60

PRINT #1, E$;"Q1";

Instructs the printer to print a

 

 

quantity of one label.

70

PRINT #1, E$; “Z”;

Tells the printer that the last

 

 

command has been sent. The

 

 

printer can now create and

 

 

print the job.

80

PRINT #1,CHR$ (3);

Sends an <ETX> (ASCII Code

 

 

decimal “3”) to the printer tel-

 

 

ling it that this is the end of the

 

 

message.

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Contents CX Series Programming Manual Sato Group of Companies Consumables Warranty and Copyright Contents Sato CX Series Printer Two-Dimensional Bar Codes Sato CX Series Printer This page is intentionally left blank CX Series Programming Guide Selecting Protocol Control Codes Printing with the Parallel Port Printing with the RS232 Port Rotated Fields Print RotationPrinter Configuration Command Code page Reference Command Structure Bar CodesInput to Printer Printer Output UCC-128 Without Incrementing Special Notes Bar Codes, Expansion Sato CX Series Printer Bar Codes, Variable Ratio ESCBTabbccddeePrinter Output Special Notes Base Reference Point ESCA3H-aaaaVbbbbSato CX Series Printer Characters, Custom-Designed Printer InputSato CX Series Printer Character Expansion Sato CX Series Printer Character, Fixed Spacing Character Pitch Sato CX Series Printer Character, Proportional Spacing Clear Print Jobs & Memory Special NoteContinuous Forms Printing Copy Image Area ESCWDHaaaaVbbbbXccccYddddExample ESCWDH0100V0050X0600Y0400 Printer Output Special Notes Cutter Command ESC~aaaa or ESCNULaaaaSato CX Series Printer Fonts U, S, M, OA, OB, XU, XS & XM NON-PROPORTIONALPROPORTIONAL1Printer Output Special Notes Fonts WB, WL, XB & XL ESCWB1123456Sato CX Series Printer Form Feed Form Overlay, Recall Printer Output Special Notes Form Overlay, Store Graphics, Custom ESCGabbbcccdataC00003C00003C00001800003C00000000003 Graphics, PCX Sato CX Series Printer Journal Print Sato CX Series Printer Label Size & Start Position Lines and Boxes ESCFWaabccccBox ESCFWaabbVccccHdddd ESCFW02H0200Printer Output Special Notes Line Feed Sato CX Series Printer Off-Line/Pause Postnet ESCBPn...nESCBP123456789 Print Darkness Print Length, Expanded Printer Output Special Notes Print Position Sato CX Series Printer Print Quantity ESCQaaaaaaPrint Speed Repeat Label EsccReplace Data Partial Edit Printer Output Special Notes Reverse Image ESCaaaa,bbbbSato CX Series Printer Rotate, Fixed Base Reference Point Sato CX Series Printer Rotate, Moving Base Reference Point Sato CX Series Printer Sequential Numbering ESCFaaaabcccc,dd,eeESCF0001-0001,04,03 Input to Printer ESCH0100ESCV0100ESCF0002+0001 ESCXM1001 ESCQ50 Start/Stop Label Expanded Memory Option Commands Expanded Memory Function Fonts, TrueType Recall ESCBJRabbccddeeeeff...fSato Expanded Memory Function Fonts, TrueType Store Expanded Memory Function Graphics, Custom Recall Non Rotated Graphic Graphic RotatedPrinter Output Special Notes Expanded Memory Function Graphics, Custom Store ESCGIabbbcccddddataESCGIHaaabbb001DATA Escz Expanded Memory Function Graphics, PCX Recall Expanded Memory Function Graphics, PCX Store ESCPI001,32000,dataSato CX Series Printer Expanded Memory Function Initialise ESCBJFaaaaaaaaExpanded Memory Function Area Select Expanded Memory Function Status Two-Dimensional Symbols Two-Dimensional Bar Codes Maxicode ESCBUaaa,bbb,cccccc,dddd,ee...eExampleESCBU001,840,94089,0000 Printer Output Special Notes Two-Dimensional Bar Codes Example ESCBK0304400000021Sato CX Series Printer Sato CX Series Printer Configuration Commands Calibrate Sensor Auto Calibration Custom Protocol Command Codes Download ESCLD,a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,iSTX=7B ETX=7D ESC=25 ENQ=23 CAN=26 NULL=2A OFFLINE=7E Label Tear-Off Print Darkness Fine Adjustment ESCCDaaa,bbbb101 Print Test Label Set Print Mode ESC CP0Set RS232 Parameters ESCCRaaaaa,b,c,dSet Sensor Type Back Feed Enable 107 108

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