Appendix A: Command Quick Reference
INSTRUCTION
DESCRIPTION
Calendar Option Commands
WA(elements)
Calendar Print. Prints the date and/or time field (up to 16 characters)
from the printer's internal clock. Use slash to separate date elements
and colon to separate time elements.
elements =
WPabbb
Calendar Increment. To add a value to the printer's current date
and/or time. Does not change the printer's internal time setting.
a
bbb =
WTaabbccddee
Calendar Set. To set the time and date of the printer's internal clock.
aa
bb
cc
dd
ee
Expanded Memory Option Commands
BJ(aa..abb..b
Start TrueType Font Storage. Prepares the Expanded Memory to
accept TrueType font data.
aa...a =
bb...b =
BJDcccccdddd
Download Bit Mapped TrueType Font Data. Downloads the bit
ee...e
mapped TrueType font data to the memory area specified.
ccccc =
dddd =
ee...e =
BJ)
End TrueType Font Storage.Ends the bit mapped TrueType font
storage process
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YY
2 digit Year (00-91)
YYYY 4 digit Year (1981-2080)
MM
Month (01-12)
DD
Day (01-31)
HH
12 Hour Clock (00-11)
hh
24 Hour Clock (00-23)
mm
Minutes (00-59)
ss
Seconds (00-59)
TT
AM or PM
JJJ
Julian Date (000-366)
WW
Week (00-53)
ww
Week (01-54)
=
Y
Years
M Months
D
Days
h
Hours
Numeric data, Week (00-99), Years (1-9), Months (01-99),
Days (001-999), Hours (001-999).
=
Year (00-99)
=
Month (01-12)
=
Day (01-31)
=
Hour (00-23)
=
Minute (00-59)
40 byte font description
10 byte date field
Memory Offset (hexadecimal)
Data size in bytes (max = 2000)
Font data to be downloaded
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