description of the supported commands if required.

1.Paper out alarm

When Paper End signal is detected, the printer keeps on intensive beeping and stops receiving data till the signal is neutralized. When Paper Near End signal is detected, the printer gives a beep every 3 seconds and stops receiving data.

2.Enhancement commands

Following commands are included in the printer firmware version since ver. 3.2:

ESC ‘o’: Beep command

GS ‘o’ m: Beep definition (0 < m 16, default 3 seconds)

ESC ‘p’ m n1 n2: Cash drawer kick or kitchen bell drive command

GS ‘p’ m n: Beep when cash drawer remain open (0 < m < 256, n = ‘0’ or ‘1’)

Explanations as below:

ESC ‘o’: Beep command

Hexadecimal codes are: 1B 6F

Printer beeps when this command is received per condition set by beep definition.

GS ‘o’ m: Beep definition (0 < m 16, default 3 seconds)

Hexadecimal codes are: 1D 6F m

This command defines length of beep as m seconds when beep command is received. When m = 0, default applies.

ESC ‘p’ m n1 n2: Kitchen bell drive command (m = ‘0’, 0 n1 n2 255)

Hexadecimal codes are: 1B 70 m n1 n2

This command can be used to drive a kitchen bell purchased from Posiflex when this printer is used as a kitchen printer and the environment could be so noisy that the beeper for reminding the kitchen staff of the printing can be not loud enough. After fixing the kitchen

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POSIFLEX Business Machines aura series thermal printer, pp-7000U-III, pp-7000-III Paper out alarm, ESC ‘o’ Beep command

pp-7000-III, aura series thermal printer, pp-7000U-III specifications

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