Datamax DGL manual Emulations, Printer Configuration, Command Reference, Ignored Commands

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Chapter 3

The Media Handling menu setting can be set up through the Software Switch Setting command <STX>V. Enabling the Cutter bit selects ‘Cut’ Media Handling, and the Present bit selects ‘Tear-Off’. Disabling cutter or present bit selects media handling setting ‘Continuous’.

The <STX>V command can be ignored by setting the DGL Advanced-User menu ‘Soft. Switch (V)’ to Ignore.

Emulations

Datamax allows emulation of legacy and other resolution printers through menu settings (Plus, Allegro, Column and SOP emulations). None of these emulations are supported on DGL.

Printer Configuration

All DPL commands affecting the printer configuration will be ignored.

DGL has its own configuration management to save / load configuration settings that can be used instead. See table below for the affected commands (all ignored):

Cmd	Desc
<SOH>U	Update System Database with Current Database
<STX>KC	Get Configuration
<STX>Kc	Set Configuration
<STX>Kd	Set File as Factory Defaults
<STX>KF	Select Factory Defaults
<STX>Kx	Delete Configuration File
e	Recall Printer Configuration

Command Reference

The following sections explain why certain commands are partially supported or ignored.

Ignored Commands

<STX>Kb	Backfeed Time Delay
<STX>K-	Top-of-Form. Offset Distance
<STX>KF	Set Present Distance
<STX>M	Set Maximum Label Length (Distance to search for Gap before
	error)
<STX>R	Ribbon Saver
<STX>b	Set Cutter signal time

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Contents Printer Protocol Interpreter PPI DGL Page Page Trademark Acknowledgments Copyright 2006 PRINTRONIX, INCTable of Contents Table of Contents Command Enhancements And Differences STX K- Top of Form, Offset Distance Configuration Setting Compatibility Contact Information Table of Contents Introduction PPI/DGL Setup Menu PPI/DGL Setup MenuPPI/DGL Setup Submenu ActiveCharacter Set Control Codes Default ModuleEuro Character Feedback CharsColumn Offset Error HandlingRow Offset Format AttribSoft Switch Vertical DPI AdjustCommand Ignore Menus Length Cmd STXcSTX B Get Printer Time and Date Information STX a Enable Feedback CharactersSTX a Set Time and Date STX c Set Continuous Paper LengthSTX F Form Feed STX K Extended-System CommandsSTX L Enter Label-Formatting Command STX G Print Last Label FormatSTX n Set Printer to Imperial Inches STX U Label Format Field ReplacementSTX m Set Printer To Metric STX o Cycle CutterSTX y Select Font Symbol Set STX V Software SettingsSTX X Set Default Module STX v Print Firmware Version InformationSet Count by Amount + Make Last Field Entered Increment Numeric AlphanumericMake Last Field Entered Decrement Numeric Alphanumeric Set Format AttributeAdvanced Font Attributes Terminate Label Formatting Mode and Print LabelSet Dot Size Width and Height FSn PointsSet Inch Mode Imperial Enter Heat SettingSet Metric Mode Set Print SpeedSet Slew Rate Terminate Label-Formatting ModeSelect Font Symbol Set Store Label Format In ModuleESC *c###D Assign Font ID Number STX S Recall Global Data And Place In FieldSTX T Print Time and Date ESC s###W Font DescriptorChapter SOH C Stop/Cancel SOH # ResetSOH *- Reset SOH a Send Ascii Status StringSTX Kc Configuration Set SOH U Update System Database with Current DatabaseSTX KC Get Configuration STX Kd Set File as Factory DefaultSTX Kq Query Memory Configuration new format STX KF Select Factory DefaultsSTX KQ Query Memory Configuration STX Kr Resettable Counter ResetSTX KM Configure Internal Memory Module Size STX Kb Backfeed Time DelaySTX KD Database Configuration STX KR Reset Memory ConfigurationSTX T Printhead Dot Pattern Test Label STX P Character HEX Dump Mode STX p Controlled PauseSTX R Ribbon Saver On/Off STX t Test RAM Memory ModuleSTX d Set Printer to double buffer mode STX b Set Cutter signal timeSTX D Memory Dump Test Mode Only STX g Internal Batch Software ModeWait mode Prodigy only Select Mirror ModeSet Label Backup Speed Zip Mode Prodigy onlyFonts DPI Internal Bitmapped Non-Proportional fontsSlash Zero ISmooth, Scalable and Downloaded fontsValid Ascii Characters for bitmap fonts CodepagesResident Bitmap Fonts Scalable FontsBarcode Symbologies PostNet UCC/EAN CodePlessey MaxiCodeFlash / Ram Module compatibility ImagesGraphics Supported graphics objects Image FormatsCutter Commands Bi-Directional CommunicationsModule Operations Ignored Commands Printer ConfigurationCommand Reference EmulationsWorkaround Partially Supported Commands Media Settings menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting Print Control Menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting Printer Options Menu Datamax Setting Description Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting System Settings Menu Datamax Setting Description ENABLED, *DISABLED TRANSPARENT, *XOR Opaque Imaging ModePause Mode Peel ModeHost Settings ENABLED, *DISABLED Menu LanguageFault Handling Level Host TimeoutCommunications Menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting Diagnostics MenuDescription PTX Setting Contact Information Corporate Offices Appendix B Corporate OfficesPage 250103-001