Paxar 9402 I n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s, A b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

U s i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

Immediate commands affect printer operation as soon as the printer receives them, even if they are included within a packet or used inside quotation marks.

You can use immediate commands to change immediate command or status polling control characters, reset the printer, or cancel and repeat batches.

E n a b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

When the printer is first turned on, these commands are not available. To use these commands, you must first send the control characters packet and define the immediate command control character. The immediate command control character is saved in non-volatile RAM and therefore not lost after you turn off the printer. Once the immediate command control character is defined, the immediate commands are enabled.

S e n d i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s

Immediate commands consist of a three- or four-character sequence you can send in a packet or embed in your application. Each command must be sent separately.

Syntax control character_immediate command

The printer can accept only one immediate command at a time. Sending a command before the previous one is completed can result in an error.

Example ^CB

Immediately cancels the batch currently printing. This example assumes that the defined immediate command control character is the caret (^).

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