Epson SE450 manual Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

The LabelWriter SE450 printer is a compact, thermal-transfer label printer. Featuring both RS-232 serial and USB connections and including both an ASCII command set as well as raster printing modes, this printer can fit a wide variety of uses.

The LabelWriter SE450 printer can be readily connected to most common computer systems using the included Windows, Mac or Linux drivers. Or, for driver-less applications, the printer can be connected and driven entirely by ASCII Escape commands. This makes the LabelWriter SE450 an ideal printer to use in embedded applications, including medical devices, paint matching systems, and so on.

The LabelWriter SE450 printer can accept label material up to 62 mm (2.44") wide, and has a 57 mm (2.24") wide, 203 dot-per-inch (dpi) print head.

This Technical Reference provides all the information you need to be able to print labels with the LabelWriter SE450 printer.

In addition, Windows and Mac sample code is available on the CD that came with the LabelWriter SE450 printer.

In this Technical Reference, you will find:

nInformation about how to configure the host computer to communicate with the LabelWriter SE450 over an RS-232 serial interface.

nInformation about programming the LabelWriter SE450 printer

nA list of commands by function

nA complete alphabetical command reference

nA complete list of the standard and extended ASCII character codes supported by the printer

nInstructions for configuring the printer

nPrinter specifications

As an additional resource, visit the Developer's Forum on the DYMO Web site.

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Contents Technical Reference Copyright Contents Page Character Codes Configuration Menu Printer Specifications This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing Introduction This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing RS-232 Settings Configuring the Host Computer for RS-232 Serial InterfaceRS-232 Cabling RS-232 Signal LevelsProgramming the LabelWriter Printer Programming OverviewBit Character Parameters Resetting the PrinterCommand Parameters Character EvaluationConversions Objects Font SpecificationsPrint Modes Orientation Raster ModeText Objects Landscape ModeBarcode Objects Line Objects Graphic ObjectsAlphabetical Command List Command ReferenceESC L Position Control Commands by FunctionGS DC2 GS DC3 GS RS GS US Font ControlMiscellaneous BarcodesPrintable Characters Raster Compatibility Commands20h FFh Printable Characters CR Carriage Return DC4 Cancel Double Wide ModeESC a Return Hardware Status ESC a Return Printer StatusESC B Set Dot Tab ESC d Set Print Temperature to Medium ESC c Set Print Temperature to LowESC D Set Bytes per Line ESC E Form Feed ESC e Set Print Temperature to DefaultESC i Set Printing Speed to Barcode ESC g Set Print Temperature to HighESC F 1 n Feed n Lines ESC h Set Print Speed to FastESC M Set Font to 12 cpi ESC L Set Feed LengthESC P Set Font to 16 cpi ESC S Set Font to 20 cpi ESC Q Set Top MarginESC T Set Font to 7 cpi ESC U Set Font to 10 cpi ESC W Wrap Data ESC V Return Firmware RevisionESC Y Set Vertical Starting Position ESC X Set Horizontal Starting PositionESC z Set 136 x 203 dpi ESC * Reset to DefaultsESC @ Reset to Power-up Condition ESC y Set 203 x 203 dpiETB Raster Mode Compressed Graphics FF Form Feed GS DC2 Set Font to Double Height GS a Starting Position of Bar CodeGS d Feed n Text Lines GS DC3 Cancel Double HeightGS k Print Barcode GS h Set Barcode HeightUPC-A Data Matrix BarcodeSupported Square Data Matrix Symbol Sizes Supported Rectangular Data Matrix Symbol Sizes Commands Command Reference GS l Draw Line in Landscape Mode Least significant byte of the line length in dots GS L Set Feed Length GS q Print UPC/EAN Checksum GS RS Set Inverse Print ModeReturns GS S Return Printer StatusGS t Set Characters per Line in Landscape GS T Select Line Wrap/Truncate ModesGS u Set Characters per Line in Portrait GS US Cancel Inverse Print ModeGS W Set Bar Code Element Width GS V Set Print OrientationGS w Set Barcode Module Width GS ~ Enter Debug ModeGS * Landscape Mode Graphics HT Horizontal Tab SO Set Font to Double Wide ModeLF Line Feed SYN Raster Mode Graphics Activating the Caret Feature Caret FeatureUsing the Caret Feature Command Reference Char Character CodesCharacter Codes CharName \ back slash DEL Name Decimal Hex Binary Caret Feature Character Codes 251 1111 252 253 254 255 This page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing Configuration Menu Configuration Menu Print Head Specifications Printer SpecificationsHardware Specifications Interface SpecificationsPrinter Specifications Serial Interface Specifications USB SettingsThis page intentionally left blank for double-sided printing