Using The Advanced Features Of The Interface Card; Command Pass-Thru - Intermec EasyCoder 4630 User Manual

Notes: Active configuration commands are lost when the
printer is turned off.

Using the Advanced Features of the Interface Card

There are three advanced features of the coax interface card you can
use to access special functions on your printer:

• Command Pass-Thru

• Custom User Strings
• SCS Mode Transparent Data
Command Pass-Thru
Command Pass-Thru (CPT) provides access to all of the built-in
features of the printer, even if these features are not available through
the host software. Command Pass-Thru lets you place printer-specific
command sequences into the data sent to the printer. For example,
you can send an <STX> control character to the printer to start a label
even though there is no EBCDIC <STX> character defined by the host.
The interface recognizes these special sequences and passes the
command through to the printer.
To use Command Pass-Thru
1. Convert a printer command to hexadecimal code. For example,
<STX><CR><LF> = 02 0D 0A
2. Place the hex code, surrounded by the start and end delimiters
(&% or the alternate CPT start and end delimiters) at the point in
the file where the feature is to take effect. For example,
&%020D0A&% or &%02 0D 0A&%
A space may be entered between hexadecimal code pairs to make
the command easier to read. Do not put spaces between the
delimiter and the hexadecimal characters.
Only characters from 00 to FF are recognized (alphabetic characters
must be in upper case).
Note: Errors in a Command Pass-Thru sequence cause the interface to ignore
the command and to resume printing from the point the error occurred.
Command Pass-Thru may invalidate horizontal spacing.
1
Coax Configuration
1-19