SATO CX208/212 Media Size, Command Structure ESCA1aaaabbbb, Command Function, Input to Printer

CX208/212 Programming Guide

Media Size

Command Structure <ESC>A1aaaabbbb

aaaa= Vertical Media Size in dots (0 to Vmax)

bbbb= Horizontal Media Size in dots (0 to Hmax)

Example: <ESC>A108323200

Placement: Separate data stream to the printer.

	Default:		<ESC>A108323200 for CX208
			<ESC>A108324800 for CX212
Command Function	To set the size of the media.
Input to Printer:	<ESC>AZ108323200
Printer Output:	Ther is no printer output resulting from this command. It is used to
	automatically adjust the offset values for the size of label being used.
Special Notes	1. The Base Reference point is always the on the right (looking at
		the front of the printer) side of the print head. This command
		adjusts the Base Reference Point to correspond with the right
		edge of the loaded media.
	2. If the label size is changed, then this command must be
		respecified to center the print image on the label.
	3. All eight variables (“aaaa” and “bbbb”) must be included in this
		command.
				CX208	CX212
		Horizontal		0001 to 0832	0001 to 1230
		bbbb
		Vertical		0001 to 4060	0001 to 3780
		aaaa

4. This command will clear and reconfigure the image buffer.

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