Extended System Commands

<STX>KD

Bit

Parameter

 

 

Parameter

Parameter

Number

Function

 

 

 

Value(s)

w

0 – 2

BAUD Rate / Set Test Mode

0 = 9600, 1 = 600, 2 = 2400, 3 = 19200, 4 =

 

 

 

4800, 5 = 38400, 6 = 1200, 7 = 9600 Test Mode

 

3

Word Length and Parity

0

= 8 bits, no parity; 1 = 7 bits, even parity

 

4 & 5

Unused

Set to 0

 

 

 

6

Always 1

Set to 1

 

 

 

7

Always 0

Set to 0

 

 

x

0

Print Method

0

= direct thermal,

1 = thermal transfer

 

1

Present Sensor

0

= not equipped,

1 = equipped

 

2

Control Character[1]

0

= standard,

1 = alternate characters

 

3

Cutter

0

= disabled,

1 = enabled

 

4

Ignore Host Distance

0

= disabled,

1 = enabled (See note above)

 

5

Alt-2 Control Codes[1]

0

= disabled,

1 = alternate-2 characters

 

6

Always 1

Set to 1

 

 

 

7

Always 0

Set to 0

 

 

y

0 & 1

Paper Type (Media Sensor)

0 = gap (edge), 1 = reflective, 2 = continuous

 

2

Linerless

0

= not equipped,

1 = equipped

 

3 – 5

Unused

Set to 0

 

 

 

6

Always 1

Set to 1

 

 

 

7

Always 0

Set to 0

 

 

z

0 & 1

Reserved

Set to 0

 

 

 

2

Reserved

Set to 0

 

 

 

3 – 5

Unused

Set to 0

 

 

 

6

Always 1

Set to 1

 

 

 

7

Always 0

Set to 0

 

 

1Selects the values of the control characters; see Control Codes.

Table 5-3: <STX>KD Configuration Commands

STX KE Character Encoding

This command is provided primarily as a means for users of 7-bit communication and to embed control characters and extended ASCII characters in their datastreams. Any character in the DPL datastream may be substituted with a delimited two-character ASCII hexadecimal numeric equivalent. The command allows the delimiting character to be selected, and the encoding to be enabled or disabled. When character encoding is enabled, the printer will decode any ASCII hexadecimal numeric pairs following the delimiter as single-byte values. Character encoding is used where control characters cannot be transmitted or where control characters within data may prematurely terminate a label format record. Although the delimiter may be changed at any time (except within a label format definition), there cannot be more than one defined delimiter, and character encoding must be disabled with <STX>KEN prior to re-enabling, regardless of any change in the delimiter.

Syntax:<STX>KEex

Where:

e

-

Y – character encoding enabled

 

 

 

N – character encoding disabled

 

x

-

Delimiter: one ASCII character (Do not include when e = N)

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