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Chapter 8— Advanced Commands
Beep Command
Purpose: This command instructs the printer to sound the beeper for a given time
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Input (FORMATF.LBL):
! DF SHELF.FMT
! 0 200 200 210 1
CENTER
TEXT 4 3 0 15 \\
TEXT 4 0 0 95 \\
BARCODE UPCA 1 1 40 0 145 \\
TEXT 7 0 0 185 \\
FORM
PRINT
The Use-Format (or UF) command instructs the printer to use a specified
format file. The label is created using that format file with data supplied
following the Use-Format command. After accessing the specified format
file, the printer substitutes the "\\" delimiters with the data supplied,
producing the desired label.
Input (FORMATD.LBL):
! UF SHELF.FMT
$22.99
SWEATSHIRT
40123456784
40123456784
As with all print commands, each line in a format file and its
accompanying variables must be terminated with the carriage-return and
line-feed character sequence.
Once defined, a format remains in the printer's nonvolatile memory for
future reference. You can change an existing format by over writing the
file. By using the DEL command, you can delete the format file.
Format file names can consist of no more than eight letters or digits, and
format file extensions can be no more than three letters or digits. Any
lowercase letter in the format file name or extension is converted to upper
case.
Note: Every time a file is created on the printer using the ! DEFINE-
FORMAT..., ! DF..., for example, the file information is written to flash
memory. Unlike RAM, flash memory does not a require battery for
retaining data and is immune to data corruption due to static discharge.
Although flash memory is superior to RAM for safe-guarding file contents,
it is limited to an average of 10,000 write cycles (i.e., file creations). For
this reason, the user should exercise the file creation commands such that
the stated limit is not exceeded.
length. Printers not equipped with a beeper ignore this command.
EasyCoder PL-Series Printer Programmer's Reference Manual
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