Datamax 7A300007 Rev. 2 Printer Controls Printed Output Adjust, Print Buffer Contents Buffer Mode

Print Buffer Contents (Buffer Mode) EOT

This command allows the printer to process all of the commands stored in the printer buffer. This command is valid only when the printer is in the buffer mode.

Control Code:	EOT
Hexadecimal:	04
Decimal	04
Enable EOT Control Character Transmission (Currently Not Available)		ESC P +

When enabled, the printer transmits the EOT command character when the print buffer is empty. The End Of Text (EOT) control character is transmitted once when the printer buffer is empty.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	P	+
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	2B
Decimal:	27	80	43
Disable EOT Control Character Transmission (Currently Not Available)				ESC P –

This command disables the EOT control character transmission. Therefore, the control character EOT is not transmitted when the printer buffer is empty

Escape Sequence:	ESC	P	-
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	2D
Decimal:	27	80	45

Printer Controls – Printed Output Adjust

Print Contrast ESC P n

This command sets the printer level of contrast or darkness of the printer. The parameter n is the level of contrast. 1 ≤ n ≤ 9.

The printed text or graphics contrast depends on the type of thermal paper used, the printer battery voltage and the printer contrast setting (selected by the host application).

The table below specifies recommended n values according to the media used.

Paper type	Low	Medium	High
P390	1	2 (*)	3
P300	4	5	6
Reserved (currently P300)	7	8	9

* The printer defaults to a contrast of ‘2’.

Note that the print speed and power consumption is affected by the contrast setting.

Example: The following escape sequence set the printer contrast to “7”.

Escape Sequence:	ESC	P	7
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	37
Decimal:	27	80	55

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