Selecting Protocol Control Codes - SATO CL608e Operation Manual

Operation Manual

Selecting Protocol Control Codes

Protocol control codes are the special control characters that pre-
pare 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 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 charac-
ters 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.
CONTROL
CHARACTER
STX
ETX
ESC
Null
ENQ
Can
Off-Line
CL608e/612e
STANDARD
DSW2-7 STANDARD
OFF DSW2-7 ON
02 Hex 7B Hex = {
03 Hex 7D Hex = }
1B Hex 5E Hex = ^
00 Hex 7E Hex = ~
05 Hex 40 Hex = @
18 Hex 21 Hex = !
40 Hex 5D Hex = ]
NON-
Command code to follow
Get printer status,
Take printer Off-Line
3. Configuration
DESCRIPTION
Start of Data
End of Data
Cutter command
Bi-Com mode
Cancel print job,
Bi Com mode
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