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Printer Commands
printer will be the same as above. The printer's default distance is set to 1800
and issuing a "0" (^A0^D146) will cause the printer to reset to this value. The
maximum setting is 7200 and values above this setting will be ignored.
X
153
Feed Forward Distance:
This command will move the motor in the forward direction by the X amount
(specified in dots) when issued. The maximum value is 65535. The feed
speed is defined by the D155 command.
^A
^D
COMMAND
X
154
Feed Reverse Distance:
This command will move the motor in the reverse direction by the X amount
(specified in dots) when issued. The maximum value is 65535. The feed
speed is defined by the D155 command.
X
155
Set Feed Speed:
This command sets the feed speed that is used for the D153 and D154
commands.
0
8.0 ips (inches per second)
1
7.5 ips
2
7.0 ips
3
6.5 ips
4
6.0 ips
5
5.5 ips
6
5.0 ips
7
4.5 ips
8
4.0 ips
9
3.5 ips
10
3.0 ips
11
2.5 ips
12
2.0 ips
13
1.5 ips
14
1.0 ips
15
0.5 ips
X
156
Set Non-stick Time Interval:
This command is used to set the time interval for the Non-stick TOF mode
(D26 position 8) used to help alleviate the media adhering to the platen roller.
The value for X represents the number of seconds that the printer will execute
the Non-stick TOF operation. The default setting is 14400 or 4 hours. The
valid range is from 2 to 65536. This command is volatile and gets reset to the
default setting after power cycles and/or command reset conditions. The
^A1^D145 command may be used to observe the current setting and the
elapsed time counter.
X
157
Takeup Motor Run Time:
The D157 command is used with optional software that controls a DC Takeup
motor instead of a cutter motor. The value for X represents how long the
takeup motor will run, in milliseconds, after printing has stopped. This
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