Cutter Configuration Commands; Cutter Type - Microcom 424 Operator's Manual

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The PRINT pulse should go back to "0" before the print ends to avoid a second label being
printed. A 10 millisecond pulse works fine.
Continuous sync mode works like single sync mode except after the label is printed it will
immediately be reprocessed (like the printer received another print command) and will wait
for another print signal on the General Purpose print input. This will be repeated until the
printer gets a paper-out error, which exits all sync modes. This mode provides the fastest
way to reprint a label when the slice buffer and starting slice are set properly (^D94 and
^D92).
The main difference between the two modes is single sync mode prints one label and exits
sync mode. Continuous sync mode allows a user to print as many labels as they want using
the print signal until the abort is received or a paper-out occurs.
^A ^D Command
116 Synchronous Print Mode
0 Exit all sync. modes.
1 Enter single sync. mode.
2 Enter continuous sync. mode.
WARNING! There is NO time-out on this command! Once the printer receives the ^D116
command and is waiting for the PRINT or ABORT pulse, it will wait forever!

5.6 Cutter Configuration Commands

5.6.1

Cutter Type

The ^D115 command will assure that the proper type of cutter is reported to the statistics
label. It should be used prior to enabling the cutter with the ^D99 command
(volatile).
^A ^D Command
X 115 Set Cutter Type: A non-volatile command to set cutter type.
0 No Cutter
1 Guillotine
2 Rotary
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ready to be sent to the print head. After this command is sent
no communications will be possible with the printer until the
next step is completed.
To start the print, send a high-going pulse on the PRINT input
line. To ABORT the job, whether printing or not, send a high-
going pulse on the ABORT input line.
After the label prints or aborts, the printer will return to its
normal non-sync mode of operation.
Printer Commands
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