COMMAND 55: CUSTOM USER STRINGS

Allows a coax user to define up to six custom user strings, of up to 25 bytes each, which are stored in the memory of the interface card and sent to the printer whenever the “two-letter delimiter, letter U, and number of the string’ appears in the text of the document, i.e. &%U3.

VALUE DESCRIPTION

0Following the value number, insert a parenthesis, followed by

to

the ASCII hex bytes included in the user string, and then a

5

parenthesis to end.

NOTES: To aid in readability, a single space is allowed between hex bytes but is not included in the string.

The strings could specify a special font selection command or other custom command to be sent directly to the printer.

This command, if placed as the first printable data at the top of the page (position 1, line 1), will be sent to the printer prior to the data.

To change a custom user string, simply input the new custom user string values. The entire old string is automatically erased.

To delete a custom user string from the NV memory, simply put nothing between the parentheses.

EXAMPLES: &%Z55,3(1 B01)

Defines the &%U3 custom user string to

 

send an "ESC and SOH" (1B and 01 hex) to

 

the printer. This is the Epson Double-

 

Width, One Line, ON command.

&%Z55,4(OF)

Defines the &%U4 custom command to

 

send "SI" (shift in, OF hex) to the printer

 

wherever the &%U4 command appears in

 

the text. This turns ON the Epson

 

condensed printing.

&%Z55,5(12)

Defines the &%U5 custom command to

 

send "DC2" (Device Control 2, 12 hex) to

 

the printer. This is the Epson condensed

 

printing OFF command.

&%Z55,1( )

Deletes from NV memory any hex string

 

that had been previously defined for the

 

&%U1 custom command.

 

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