Service Commands - Datamax MP-Compact4 Programmer's Reference Manual

PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE MANUAL

Service commands

Service commands
The service commands provide a number of different utilities. The printer responds with a
line of data to a service command.
The command syntax is
Note! Some commands take an additional argument after <i>.
Service command (i)
9 [m]
11
12
13
15
16
17 [m]
19
20 <hh:mm:ss>
21 <yy-mm-dd>
or
21 <yyyy-mm-dd>
22 [m]
23 <m>
!V<i>
Description
Software revision level. If parameter m is zero or omitted, the
printer responds with a string of the form 4.12. If m is equal to 1,
the internal revision is appended. Example: 4.12.07.
Software date. The printer responds with a string of the form
Feb 19 1999 10:28:20
Label count. The printer responds with the total number of labels
printed.
Available dynamic RAM, in bytes.
Total paper movement, in mm.
PROM number. The printer responds with a string of the form
L412-0. ///Deprecated! Use !V9 instead
Total paper movement. The printer responds with the amount of
paper it has printed. If parameter m is omitted, the printer responds
with the total paper movement, in metres. The following information
can also be received depending on the parameter m value:
1 – Total paper feed in mm.
2 – Total paper feed in inch.
3 – Total paper feed in feet.
Available file system memory, in bytes.
Set the time in the clock in the printer (24-hour clock). The clock is
kept running by a battery when the printer is switched off.
Example: !V20 14:30:00
Set the date in the clock in the printer.
Example: !V21 1999-02-22
Get date and time. The response is a string in the form
99-02-22 14:30:00
if parameter m is 0 or omitted, and
1999-02-22 14:30:00
otherwise.
Get name of bitmap font by logical number. The response is the
name of font number <m>. (///Deprecated! Use !V80 instead)
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