Appendix A

Table 5. Communications Menu

Datamax Setting

Description

PTX Setting

 

 

 

CONTROL CODES

Allows the operator to change

PPI/DGL SETUP → Control

 

the prefix of the software

Codes

 

commands interpreted by the

*Standard, Alternate1,

 

printer.

Alternate2, User-defined

 

*STANDARD CODES

 

 

ALTERNATE CODES

 

 

ALTERNATE CODES 2

 

 

ALTERNATE CODES 3

 

FEEDBACK CHARACTERS

Returns a Hex 1E, [RS], after

PPI/DGL SETUP →

 

each label successfully prints,

Feedback Chars

 

and a Hex 1F, [US], after

Enable, *Disable

 

each batch of labels is

 

 

printed.

 

 

ENABLED, *DISABLED

 

ESC SEQUENCES

Allows data containing invalid

N/A

 

ESC control code sequences

 

 

to be processed.

 

 

ENABLED, *DISABLED

 

HEAT COMMAND

Allows the user to disable the

PPI/DGL SETUP → Heat

SPEED COMMANDS

DPL Heat and Speed

Cmd, Speed Cmd

 

Commands.

*Process, Ignore

 

ENABLED, *DISABLED

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6. Diagnostics Menu

 

 

 

 

Datamax Setting

Description

PTX Setting

 

 

 

HEX DUMP MODE

Prints data and instructions

DIAGNOSTICS → Hex

 

received from the host rather

Dump Mode

 

than interpreting them as

Enable, *Disable

 

label formats

 

 

ENABLE, *DISABLE

 

OPTIONS TESTING

Tests currently installed

N/A

 

options

 

PRINT TEST RATE (min)

The number of minutes to

N/A

 

delay between the printing of

 

 

batches of labels in Quick

 

 

Test Mode.

 

 

*000 (0-120)

 

SENSOR READINGS

Analog Sensor readings are

CALIBRATE CTRL → Media

RIBBON SENSOR LIMITS

displayed.

Profile → Print Profile

 

 

 

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Datamax DGL manual Communications Menu Datamax Setting Description PTX Setting, Diagnostics Menu