Selecting Protocol Control Codes; Using Basic - SATO M-8400RVe Operator And Technical Reference Manual

Secton 5: Programming Reference
These commands set the operational parameters of the printer, like "set the print
speed to 3."
Some commands can contain both Parameter and Data elements, such as "print a
Code 39 symbol containing the data".

SELECTING PROTOCOL CONTROL CODES

Protocol codes are the special control characters that prepare the printer to receive
instructions. For example, the <ESC> character tells the printer that a command
code will follow and the <ENQ> character asks for the printer status.
There are two pre-defined different sets of Protocol Control codes to choose from.
Each set is made up of six special characters. The Standard Protocol Control codes are
non-printable characters, and the Non-Standard Protocol Control codes are printable
characters. The Non-Standard set may be useful on host computers using protocol
converters or in an application where non-printable ASCII characters cannot be sent
from the host. This manual uses the Standard Protocol Control codes for all of the
examples. Alternately, the user may define and download a set of custom Protocol
Control Codes (see Appendix E).
The Protocol Control codes are selected by a DIP switch DSW2-7 on the front panel.
CONTROL
CHARACTER
STX
ETX
ESC
ENQ
CAN
Off-Line

USING BASIC

It may be useful to test your M-8400RVe printer using a BASIC program on a PC. You
may also write your actual production programs in BASIC. Whatever the reason, if
you will be working in BASIC, some of the following hints may help you get started:
1. Set the WIDTH of the output device to 255 characters to avoid automatically
sending <CR> and <LF> characters after every line. The command string
should be continuous and uninterrupted by <CR> and/or <LF> commands. The
examples given in this manual are printed on separate lines because they will not
fit on one line and do not contain any <CR> and/or <LF> characters. If these
characters are needed, they are explicitly noted by the inclusion of <CR> and
<LF> notations.
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<ESC>{Command} {Parameter}
<ESC> {Command} {Parameter} {Data}
STANDARD NON-STANDARD
DSW2-7 OFF DSW2-7 ON
02 Hex 7B Hex = {
03 Hex 7D Hex = }
1B Hex 5E Hex = ^
05 Hex 40 Hex = @
18 Hex 21 Hex = !
40 Hex 5D Hex = ]
PN 9001075A
DESCRIPTION
Start of Data
End of Data
Command code to follow
Get printer status, Bi-Com mode
Cancel print job, Bi-Com mode
Take printer Off-Line
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