Controlling the printer with commands | Seiko Group TM-L60 instruction

Chapter 6 Software Control

6-1 Printer Control

nControlling the printer with commands

The printer is controlled by “commands” that can change the size of the charac- ters, and perform other functions.

See the character code table.

There are two types of commands.

One-byte commands

•HT Horizontal tab

•LF Print and line feed

Several-byte commands

•ESC SP Set character right-side spacing

•ESC 3 n Set line spacing using minimum units

nHow to use this table.

Horizontal by vertical hex ie. 4A = J

< >H denotes hexadecimal

< > denotes decimal numbers

(Refer to APPENDIX D Character Code Tables)

Hexadecimal

Binary

I I

Hexadecimal Binary

Decimal numbers

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Contents

L 6 Page CC Class a FCC Compliance Statement for American Users Introduction Contents Appendix a General Specifications Setting UP Unpacking the Printer 1Checking the Contents of the Box Removing the Protective Material Choosing a Place for the Printer Part names 4Names and Functions of Parts Paper red Power greenError red Operation panel Plugging in AC adapter Connecting the Power Supply to the Printer Connecting the interface cable Connecting the Host Computer to the Printer Installing the roll paper Installing the Roll Paper Paper Slot How to adjust the paper-end detector Adjusting the Paper-end DetectorPaper-end detector Page Locating the DIP switches Setting the DIP SwitchesSetting the DIP switches Baud Rate Selection DIP-Switch Functions DIP-switch FunctionsPrint Density Selection 1Checking Operation with the Self Test II. Reference Switches Power switch 1Panel Switches and CommandsPaper-feed switch Printable area Printable Area and Label Paper ConditionsLabel paper Miscellaneous Notes Page Error LED red Error Correction Be inspected Error Display ON/OFF Timing Pattern Recovery Command Standby State Display Cleaning the head Cleaning the Head Removing Jammed Paper Cover-open DetectorCover-open detector How to use this table Controlling the printer with commands Commands Command DescriptionsCommand descriptions XXX Command ESC ! n ESC SP n ESC $ n1 n2 ESC & s n m ap s Xam-n+l ESC % n = n 1 + 2 5 6 X n 2 m = 0 ESC * m n1 n2 d k Vertical Direction Horizontal Direction ESC = n ESC 3 n ESC D nkNUL ESC @ Range ESC E n ESC J n ESC G n ESC V n ESC R n ESC n ESC ¥ n1 n2ESC a n Position ESC c 4 n ESC c 5 n ESC p m n1 n2ESC d n ESC u n ESC t n ESC Journal near-end GS*n1n2dn1xn2x8 GS FF Dot Density GS/m GS a m n GS C 0 m n PER Feed switch or turning the power on GS Cl, GS C2, GS c, GS C GS C1 n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6 T h c o u n t d o w n GS C2 n1 n2 To stop counting GSC N1 N2 N3 N4 N5 With counting down GS H n With counting up GS f n GS k n d k NUL GS w n GS n1 n2 n3 Before printing How to write program Printing on the roll paperProgram Descriptions Introduction Send Print Data GS H n Initialize printer again Printing bar codes RS-232C must be closed using this command Sample Program onto thermal paper Printing on label paper Sample Program onto thermal label paper Printing specifications Appendix a General SpecificationsCharacters specifications Paper Thermal paper Near-end detector Thermal label paper Reliability Electrical characteristicsEMI by using Epson PS-130 External dimensions and weight Appendix B Connectors Signal Name Sender Appendix C Interfaces Specifications RS-232C compatible Serial interface timing Pin Number Signal Name Signal Direction FunctionPage Page International character set Command Name Appendix E Command Summary GS C2 GS C