IBM A00 Appendix C. Native 4247 Commands

Appendix C. Native 4247 Commands

Native Commands .......................171

Bar Code Commands ......................173

SELECT Command Format ...................173

PRINT Command Format ...................175

Bar Code Examples......................176

Example 1: Printing a single EAN-8 bar code ...........176

Example 2: Printing two 3 of 9 bar codes on a single line .......176

Valid Bar Code Data .....................177

Reinitialize Printer Command ...................178

Set Vertical Spacing (Inches) ...................178

Set Vertical Spacing (Metric) ...................178

Character (Horizontal) Spacing ..................179

Forms Path Control.......................179

Select Resident Font ......................180

Select Emulation ........................180

Select AFTAin Column .....................181

Select/Deselect ASF Bin .....................181

The 4247 Printer supports all the Native 4247 commands in this appendix as well

as the commands in AppendixD. Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS) and in

Appendix E. Epson FX-1050 Data Stream. The Native 4247 commands can be

used with PPDS commands and the Epson FX-1050 commands, regardless of the

selected emulation.

Items in the following table enclosed in {} are variable data ﬁelds.

Control Hex Name

Bar Code Commands

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 1 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 01 {HR} 19 Select EAN-8 Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 2 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 02 {HR} 19 Select EAN-13 Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 3 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 03 {HR} 19 Select UPC-ABar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 4 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 04 {HR} 19 Select MSI Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 5 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 05 {HR} 19 Select UPC-E Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 6 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 06 {HR} 19 Select UPC 2-Digit Bar Code

(Magazine)

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 7 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 07 {HR} 19 Select UPC 5-Digit Bar Code

(Magazine)

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 17 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 11{HR} 19 Select 2 of 5 INTERLEAVEDBar

Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 18 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 12 {HR} 19 Select 2 of 5 INDUSTRIAL Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 19 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 13 {HR} 19 Select 2 of 5 MATRIXBar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 20 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 14 {HR} 19 Select CODE 3 of 9 Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 22 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 16 {HR} 19 Select CODABAR Bar Code

DC4 DC4 ESC ! {HT} 23 {HR} EM 14 14 1B 21 {HT} 17 {HR} 19 Select CODE 128 Bar Code