Programmer's Guide

PcOS Series 150

Control Codes

 

 

Validation Operation

Validation Operation Control

The Series 150 Printer has several features that can be altered during operation. For example, the time delay between when a form is sensed and when the form clamp is activated can be changed. This allows the operation of the printer to be tailored to the application and the form being used.

All feature control commands are extensions of the [ESC] [EM] sequence. They are defined as follows.

Function

Validation clamp delay

ASCII

[ESC] [EM] C <n>

Hexadecimal

1BH 19H 43H <n>

Decimal

<27> <25> <67> <n>

IPCL

&%ZC <m1> <m2>

EPOS

[ESC] f

Description

This command sets the clamp delay which is the time between when the

 

form is sensed and when it is clamped. (Only the least four bits are used.)

 

The default is configurable.

Where <n>

0 = 0 ms

 

1 = 50 ms

 

2 = 150 ms, and so on until

 

15 = 750 ms

 

Note: Once issued, the value will be used until the printer is power cycled

 

or the command is reissued.

Function

Set validation time-out

ASCII

[ESC] [EM] V <n>

Hexadecimal

1BH 19H 56H <n>

Decimal

<27> <25> <86> <n>

IPCL

&%ZV <m1> <m2>

EPOS

[ESC] f

Description

This command sets the time-out after a top validation command with

 

autosense is issued and the printer returns to receipt mode.

 

Where <n> is the delay in one minute increments; minimum is one

 

minute; maximum is 15 minutes. If <n> = 0, the delay is set to no time-out

 

(waits forever). The default is configurable.

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