Epson 4100 manual Operators Guide ESC P 1 Define Answer Back Message, Enq

					Operator's Guide 289
ESC P 1 v					Define Answer Back Message
ASCII:	ESC	P	1	v	(h1)...(h30)
Control:	CTRL [	P	1	v	(h1)...(h30)
Decimal:	27	80	49	118	(h1)...(h30)
Hexadecimal:	1B	50	31	76	(h1)...(h30)

Enters an Answer Back Message string in permanent memory. When control code ENQ is received, the printer sends this Answer Back Message back to the host.

h1 through h30 are hexadecimal numbers representing characters of the Answer Back Message.

The message may contain up to 30 characters, including spaces. Additional characters are discarded. If the message is less than 30 characters long, use control sequence ESC \ (or control code ST if the upper control codes are enabled) to terminate the message.

Both printable characters and control characters can be used in the message. The message remains in permanent memory until a new message is defined.

The following example defines the message "LA210."

Example

LPRINT CHR$(27);"P1v4C41323130";

LPRINT CHR$(27);"\";

ENQ Return Answer Back Message

ASCII: ENQ

Control: CTRL E

Decimal: 5

Hexadecimal: 05

Returns the message defined with the Define Answer Back Message command ESC P 1 v (h1)...(hx). The message is sent back to the host on the serial port.