Enable Or Disable The Beeper (Models Tf6 And Tm6 Only) - IBM 4610-TM6 - SureMark Printer TM6 Two-color Thermal Transfer User Manual

August 24, 2004

Enable or disable the beeper (Models TF6 and TM6 only)

This command is supported only for Models TF6 and TM6.
RS-232 Syntax:
where:
Value (Bits 0–3) Note
0000 – 0 C
0001 – 1 C#
0010 – 2 D
0011 – 3 D#
0100 – 4 E
0101 – 5 F
0110 – 6 F#
0111 – 7 G
Default:
Purpose:
Remarks:
ESC BEL n1 n2 or X'1B 07 n1 n2'
n1 Enables or disables beeper.
X'00' Disable beeper.
X'01'–X'FE'
Timed enable beeper.
X'FF' Enable beeper.
n2 Sets the beeper volume and tone.
Bits 0–3
The note. Bit 0 is the LSB.
Bits 4–5
The octave.
Bit 6 Reserved.
Bit 7 Volume. 0 = loud, 1 = soft.
Value (Bits 0–3)
1000 – 8
1001 – 9
1010 – A
1011 – B
1100 – C
1101 – D
1110 – E
1111 – F
n = X'00'
To enable or disable the beeper.
v Any value other than X'00' or X'FF' is treated as an amount of time that
the beeper is to be enabled. The time is calculated as n1×0.1 seconds.
v To stop a beep command early, send the Disable Beeper command.
v Timed beeps can be chained together. They can also be downloaded as
canned messages.
v A value of n2=X'2F' is recommended for the most audible tone.
v Set bits 0–3 to 1100 to put a timed silence in a beep sequence.
Note Value (Bits 4–5)
G# 00 – 0
A 01 – 1
A# 10 – 2
B 11 – 3
Rest / Silence
Reserved
Reserved
1 KHz (normal
beep)
Appendix C. RS-232 programming information
Octave
1
2
3
4
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